Can you name the current countries that were independent before the United States? by robt9570

Can you name the current countries that were independent before the United States?

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Country	Year
	660 BC
	221 BC
	301
	843
	976
	10th Century
	1001
	1143
	1206
	1238
	1278

Country	Year
	1291
	1419
	15th Century
	1502
	1523
	1579
	1650
	1707
	1719
	1768

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country independence dates before United States Quiz

by robt9570

Created Mar 23, 2011 in Geography
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	balatjr:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 15:47 GMT	7 points
	You need a bit more explanation, I think. For example, why isn't Russia on your list? Ivan IV was Tsar of all the Russias in the 16th century. Ethiopia has been an independent country for hundreds if not thousands of years. (Its brief occupation under Italy was no more significant in this context than that of France by Germany, if that is the issue.) But, Ethiopia's borders have been in flux, so do you mean, countries that are today as they were when founded? But then, China today is not what it was in 221 bc. Other countries have been part of empires....

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	thebronze:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 17:51 GMT	0 points
	Wow I completely spaced on China and Japan

	TheNative:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 18:03 GMT	6 points
	I must agree with balatjr in that this is slightly confusing. The People's Republic of China (the country that exists today) only dates to 1949. Iran technically reformed into the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, specifically as a part of a "revolution". Hungary arguably dates back to only 1989, as it is in its third incarnation of a republic. I too am a bit confused with the rules in this quiz. Still, I did enjoy it and thank the author for making the quiz.

	carbon_rod:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 20:53 GMT	5 points
	Mongolia was ruled by China for over two hundred years before it became independent again after 1911. Oman was a de facto protectorate of the UK for the better part of a century until 1951. The UK didn't exist until 1801; 1707 was the Act of Union that created Great Britain (Ireland was separate). Abyssinia was independent before 1896; Adowa just meant that Europe respected that independence.

	robt9570:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 22:49 GMT	-3 points
	Sorry that this was so confusing for some. It seems quite clear cut to me. IE... Mongolia was independent before the US and is currently independent now. What is the confusion?

	hbs:	Mar 24th, 2011 at 16:05 GMT	3 points
	So were Bohemia, Poland and Vietnam. All of them ceased to exist as independent states at some point, regained their independence, their territories and names changed etc. Then there's Russia which mutated through several forms of statehood - were all of them 'independent Russias' (was USSR identical to Muscovy)? If not then what's France doing here, is the link between Carolingian France and the 5th Republic stronger? Clear cut? I don't think so. This is complex stuff, you know, history:)

	Neilos:	Mar 24th, 2011 at 16:59 GMT	2 points
	The Mongolia one makes sense, but then, Egypt was independent before the US, but it's not on the list... 'modern Egypt' maybe not, but then 'modern China' is a different thing to the China that existed before. Greece the same. The 'confusion' is due to inconsistencies, and I think the points made are valid. These quizzes always result in debate though, as like hbs said it's very complex.