| Thanks for the comments, all. On the title... I did give that some thought, and I definitely sacrificed a bit of veracity for space and snappiness. But I'll quibble on the 'most of these countries had existed' part - most of these regions or ideas had existed, and a few (India, Ireland, Vietnam, Ghana) had pre-colonial antecedents with similar borders, but to me 'country' and 'modern state of' are one and the same. Nation, maybe not. But country is a political term and as such can't be said to exist without independence and/or recognition.
As for Ireland, I'll look into Eamon de Valera - I'll admit my knowledge of Irish history isn't as strong as elsewhere, and I defaulted to the movie version of events. Thanks. |
G8: Last Five Leaders
The Passport Quiz
Countries by Early Maps
