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Year of Last Change
Country
Description of Last Change
1463
This country acquires Fiorentino, Montegiardino, Serravalle, and Faetano.
1650
Portuguese occupation is driven out of this country.
1809
This country loses territory to Imperial Russia.
1813
The Confederation of the Rhine dissolves.
1813
This country regains independence from Napoleanic France.
1815
This country regains independence from Napoleanic France.
1815
Sagauli Treaty calls for territorial concessions.
1821
Spain recognizes this country's independence.
1828
Britain, Brazil, and Argentina recognize this country's independence.
1830
This country declares independence from Gran Colombia.
1838
This country declares independence from Federal Republic of Central America.
Year of Last Change
Country
Description of Last Change
1838
This country declares independence from Federal Republic of Central America.
1839
This country declares independence from Federal Republic of Central America.
1841
This country declares independence from Federal Republic of Central America.
1844
Dominican Republic declares independence from this country.
1853
This country sells land to the United States.
1861
France recognizes this country's sovereignty.
1865
This country wins war for independence against Spain.
1868
This country declares independence from Spain.
1878
The Treaty of Berlin universally acknowledges this country's independence.
1885
Civil war ends and this country is united.
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Countries Stable Since 1900 Quiz
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peanut4
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Oct 18th, 2009 at 19:37 GMT
1 point
Very good and interesting quiz. The only suggestion is to reduce the time limit somewhat.
Masternachos
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Oct 18th, 2009 at 19:52 GMT
17 points
I don't get it. For one thing, Romania gained significant territory after WWI, and Finland was part of Russia until the 1920s.
eurythmech
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Oct 18th, 2009 at 22:43 GMT
2 points
Yeah, there seems to be inconsistencies. And as dumb as I am, I can't remember what might've happened to Swedish territory during the 1900s. Swedish-Norwegian union?
johnlk
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Oct 18th, 2009 at 23:13 GMT
10 points
How can Finland be stable since 1809, when it wasn't an independent country, but Sweden isn't an answer because it was in a personal union with Norway, and Spain isn't an answer even though Spain proper has had the same borders since it got back Minorca in the 1750s? Also, the borders of Finland changed in the early twentieth century - territory it held in the interwar period went to Russia.
johnlk
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Oct 18th, 2009 at 23:14 GMT
4 points
Just, in general, a really inconsistent and poorly thought out quiz.
johnlk
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Oct 18th, 2009 at 23:19 GMT
7 points
Other errors - Romania gained a huge amount of territory after World War I, then lost some of it during and after World War II. Venezuela's eastern border with Guyana was not settled until the end of the nineteenth century. Cuba didn't really achieve independence until 1902 - it was reconquered by Spain after its initial declaration of independence. If you're going to count FInland, Norway clearly ought to be counted - it's had the same borders for a long time (not sure the precise date). Luxembourg has had the same border since 1839, or at least since 1890. And didn't Chile and Peru achieve their modern borders in the War of the Pacific?
BluntDiplomat
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Oct 19th, 2009 at 09:17 GMT
7 points
Finland lost territory to the USSR in the 1940 as a result of its defeat in the Winter War. Before 1940, Finland controlled parts of Karelia, and its border stretch all the way to the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga. Finland's present day border was shaped by that war.
RedLIon
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Oct 23rd, 2009 at 05:21 GMT
7 points
The one about Romania is hugely inaccurate.
bart122333
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Oct 24th, 2009 at 14:34 GMT
-3 points
And what about the Falkland war in Argentina?
lambda
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Oct 25th, 2009 at 15:34 GMT
3 points
Good idea, but there are plenty of mistakes. To add to what others have noted: Nepal and British India adjusted borders after 1900. Oman acquired and lost colonies in East Africa was for a while a British protectorate well after the Portuguese left; also some of its land borders were not precisely defined until the 1990s. Bhutan's status as independent nation or British protectorate was unclear until the 1949 treaty with India; in any case this treaty changed the border. Venezuela's border with Guyana is disputed. Many of Switzerland's borders are on glaciers and have been slightly moved as they grew or shrunk; the Rio Grande US-Mexico border has shifted many times; similar changes probably occurred to most countries listed in this quiz.
laughing_mariner
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Oct 27th, 2009 at 16:07 GMT
5 points
@Bart122333: Did Argentina lose territory in the Falklands War? I thought it just failed to gain territory.
AtomicIce
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Nov 9th, 2009 at 06:02 GMT
1 point
Some glaring errors-- Finland's and Romania's territory at the end of WWI was not the same as at the end of WWII, Venezuela lost territory to Brazil in the early 1900s, and how did Honduras' borders change if those of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua remained the same?
geowiz85
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Apr 28th, 2010 at 15:56 GMT
4 points
wasnt cuba part of the united states until like 1902 after the USA took control after the spanish-american war?
VladKirr
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Jun 13th, 2010 at 02:03 GMT
2 points
Good idea for a quiz but as has been said before needs some serious revising. Btw, don't recall any change in Portugal's territory since Congress of Vienna. I do recall Romania having several gains and losses up until the end of WWII. Also pointed out: Oman and Finland were not independent at the years given. Argentina gained territory from Paraguay in the 1830s and Venezuela has kept a dispute with Britain, then Guyana over territories along its eastern border.
carbon_rod
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Jul 13th, 2010 at 23:01 GMT
3 points
Switzerland's date is wrong because Neuchatel did not join until 1848; it was Prussian before. The dates for the Central American states are for their formal secessions from the Central American Republic; Guatemala isn't listed because it never formally seceded. That says nothing about their borders. For the person asking earlier, Norway became independent of Sweden in 1905.
HiddenPalace
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Jul 16th, 2010 at 15:27 GMT
5 points
Definitely a quiz of questionable accuracy.
kennyb
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Dec 20th, 2011 at 17:24 GMT
3 points
Oman sold its enclave of Gwadar to Pakistan in 1958.
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