European Commonwealth

The European Commonwealth was a political union of European states that existed before the Great War.
==Background==
The European Commonwealth was formed sometime before 2052, presumably sometime in the late 20th century.
In 2052, Europe was heavily dependent on oil imports from the petroleum-rich states of the Middle East and responded with military action to rapidly rising oil prices that were damaging its economy, starting a series of terrible global conflicts known as the Resource Wars.Fallout Bible 0 Timeline repair: Second strike:"2052 April The Resource Wars begin. Many smaller nations go bankrupt, and Europe, dependent on oil imports from the Middle East, responds to the Middle East's rising oil prices with military action. The long drawn-out war between the European Commonwealth and the Middle East begins.""2054 January Limited nuclear exchange in the Middle East raises fears throughout the world.""2060 The Euro-Middle Eastern War ends as the oil fields in the Middle East run dry... there is no longer a goal in the conflict, and both sides are reduced almost to ruin.""2077 October 23 Great War: Bombs are launched; who struck first is unknown... and it is not even known if the bombs came from China or America. Air raid sirens sound, but very few people go into vaults, thinking it is a false alarm. The Vaults are sealed."Fallout history marketing picture Limited nuclear exchanges in the Middle East resulted in global panic levels and fears of a global nuclear war. Despite hopes of the United Nations resolving the conflict between the Middle Eastern nations and the European Commonwealth, the war persisted, with the United Nations eventually disbanding by July.Capitol Post terminal entries; Capital Post Top Stories -- July 27, 2052, United Nations Disbanded!
When the Euro-Middle Eastern War came to an end in 2060, the Commonwealth began to dissolve as many countries withdrew from the state.Fallout intro: "In the 21st century, war was still waged over the resources that could be acquired. Only this time, the spoils of war were also its weapons: Petroleum and Uranium. For these resources, China would invade Alaska, the US would annex Canada, and the European Commonwealth would dissolve into quarreling, bickering nation-states, bent on controlling the last remaining resources on Earth." Some European countries continued to export arms to the United States, such as 14mm pistols and ammunition for them.Chosen One: "Do you have a GECK?"Buster: "That one of them pre-war imports? Let me guess, 14mm ammo? Nope, ain't got one."Buster's dialogue
==Appearances==
The European Commonwealth is mentioned in the Fallout intro, the Fallout Bible, and in Fallout 3.
==References==
Non-game
 
de:Vereinigte Staaten von Europa
fr:Commonwealth Européen
ja:European Commonwealth
pl:Wspólnota Europejska
pt:Comunidade Europeia
ru:Европейское содружество
uk:Європейське Співтовариство
zh:欧洲联邦