Germany
As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed the country in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, a ......more... | UK
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two Wor ......more... |
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Liverpool's urban renaissance has been only partly successful and the city's essential shabbiness is unshakable, despite an impressive public face graced by more Georgian buildings than even Bath can muster. Its infamous late-closing nightlife can be sharp edged at times, and abandonment is often mixed with desperation in this exhilaratingly down-a ... ...more... |