Changes in the map Flashcards
In 1901 Nigeria loses its independence and becomes a British
protectorate
true or false
true
In 1905, after the second Boer War, the Transvaal no longer
governs Swaziland and it becomes a British protectorate.
True or False?
False. In 1902
In 1903 Burundi is formally annexed and administered by ______.
By Germany. Although nominally part of the German colony of German East Africa since the 1890s, from 1911 Rwanda is administered directly by the
German colonial authorities.
In 1903 the Seychelles becomes a British Crown Colony in its
own right. It had previously been part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius.
True or false?
True
What new name was given to the British Central Africa in 1907?
Nyasaland
What Union was created in 1910 from the
British colonies of Cape Colony, Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal?
Union of South Africa
When was the Comoros Islands annexed by
France and made into a French colony, having been a French protectorate
since the 1840s?
1912
The Naj’d, stronghold of the Wahhabi movement, is conquered from ________ between 1899 and 1912 by the Wahhabi leader, Ibn Saud.
Saud conquers Riyadh in 1902 and is master of the Naj’d by 1906. On the eve
of the First World War, Saud conquers the Al-Ahsa region from the Ottoman
Turks and extends control over other areas.
the
Ottoman Empire
Between 1912 and 1913, following the fighting between
Italy and the Ottoman Empire over Tripoli, Italy steadily increased its control
over what region?
Italian North Africa
In 1894 British East Africa becomes a British
protectorate. It was originally a commercial venture by the British East Africa
Company. After the addition of various provinces the area is renamed ________
in 1914.
Uganda
when did Australia gain dominion status from Britain and became
a self-governing colony?
1901
In 1901, following negotiations at the end of the Spanish-
American War, ________ are occupied by the US.
the Philippines
In ______Siam gives up claims to parts of Cambodia. Two years later Siam
surrenders the dominion of Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, and Terengganu to Britain.
These areas are absorbed into the British colony of Malaya. Siam maintains its
independence despite colonisation of the surrounding areas.
1907
In 1910 Korea is annexed by Japan. This follows the ________ and __________.
Russo-Japanese
war and occupation by Japan.
In 1911 _________ declares its independence from Imperial China.
Mongolia
From the late 18th century Tibet was effectively part of China, despite
much personal autonomy exercised by Tibetan local authorities. In ___ Tibet
proclaims its independence, a declaration that is not recognised by the Chinese government.
1913
When did China re-established central control in Tibet after it’s declaration of independence in the early 20th century?
The central Chinese government collapses after 1913, and the
civil and Japanese wars of the 1930s and 1940s prevent action being taken to
restore Chinese authority. Significantly, China did not renounce any claim to
Tibet. In 1950 Communist China invades to re-establish central control despite
the nominal independence of Tibet from Chinese affairs for 37 years.
In 1914 the German colony, Nauru Island, is captured by
Australia.
True or false
true
In 1914 the Germany colony, ___________, is
occupied by Japan.
Paulau (also spelt Pelew)
In 1903 ______breaks away from Columbia and forms an
independent state.
Panama
In 1902, following the defeat of Spanish forces in the Spanish-
American War, ______ gains independence from Spain.
Cuba
In 1912 America occupies the independent state of _______.
American intervention is officially to support the _______ in a civil war.
Nicaragua; government
During the 19th century much of ethnic _____ territory had been
ceded by the Ottoman Empire to the bordering Slavic states. In 1912 uprisings
in the Balkan region led to the foundation of _______ as an independent state.
In 1913 the surrounding states of Montenegro, Serbia and Greece seize large
parts of ________.
all blanks contain the same state
Albania
Between 1912 and 1913 Serbia seizes large parts of Macedonia
during the widespread fighting in the Balkans region.
True or false?
True
Between 1912 and 1913 the Ottoman Empire loses nearly
all European territory to what four states?
Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Albania.
In 1914 British and French forces expel the Germans from
Togoland. In 1916, following the successful invasion by British and French
forces in 1914, the British and French unite the colony of Togoland.
True or false?
False.
British and French divide the colony
In ___ the Union of South Africa occupies the German
colony, German South West Africa.
1915
In 1916 _____ forces occupy Burundi.
Belgium
Between 1916 and 1918 Belgian and British Imperial
Forces occupy _______ East Africa.
German
In 1914 Australia captures the German colony of New Guinea and
renames it ______.
Papua
In 1914 _____ invades the German colony on the Caroline
Islands.
Japan
In 1914 _____ occupies the German colony of the Marshall
Islands
Japan
In 1914 ________ seizes German Samoa
New Zealand
In 1916 the British protectorate of the Gilbert
Islands joins the British protectorate of the Ellice Islands. The result is_________________?
the
crown colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
In 1915, following an uprising and the death of the dictator Guillaume
Sam, America invades and occupies ______.
Haiti
America occupies the Dominican Republic in ______?
1916
In 1917, because of their strategic position alongside the
approach to the Panama Canal, Denmark sells the Danish West Indies (islands
of St John, St Croix and St Thomas) to America for $25 million and they
become__________.
the US Virgin Islands
Following the collapse of Russia after the 1917 revolution, the
Ukraine declares itself independent.
True or False?
true
In 1918 the regions of the ________and ______declare
their independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and form the Republic
of _________.
Czech lands and Slovakia; Czechoslovakia
In ___ Poland declares its independence from Germany and the
Russian Empire.
1918
In ___ the province of Finland declares its independence from the
Russian Empire.
1917
To avoid being occupied by Soviet forces, the region of
_______ votes to be transferred from the collapsing Russian empire to
Romania in 1918.
Bessarabia
In 1914 the British declare ________, previously a province of the Ottoman
Empire, a British protectorate.
Egypt
In 1914 Italy completed the annexation of______and
renamed it Italian North Africa.
Libya
Control of _____shifts from the Ottoman Empire to Britain in 1916.
Qatar
In ______ the German colony is divided into British and French
Cameroon.
1919
In 1919 the areas not taken by Belgium (which controlled
Rwanda and Burundi) are removed from German control. These are
administered by Britain as ________ for the League of Nations, and
afterwards for the United Nations.
Tanganyika
In 1919 the League of Nations granted the Rwandan region
as a mandate to Belgium. It is renamed ________.
Ruanda-Urundi
In 1920 the regions of British East Africa that were not incorporated
into Uganda are renamed _____
Kenya
In 1920 the League of Nations grants ________ the
mandate to administer South West Africa
South Africa
In 1923 the British government takes over administration of the
British South Africa Companies territories that formed the region of Rhodesia.
Southern Rhodesia becomes a self-governing colony and Northern Rhodesia
becomes a________.
protectorate
After the collapse of the Hapsburg regime at the
end of the First World War, the empire is broken up into: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______.
Austria (1918),
Hungary (1918), Czechoslovakia (1918), Yugoslavia and Poland (1919).
In 1918 _____, _____, and _____ declare their
independence. In 1919 Memel is created from parts of East Prussia, and in
1920 their borders are set by treaty
Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania
Fighting between Poland and the Ukraine during 1918 and 1919
resulted in Poland gaining territory. In the aftermath of the fighting the
Ukraine suffers another revolution and is incorporated into the USSR in _____.
1922
Between 1918 and 1920 the state of _________ is formed from parts
of Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires.
Yugoslavia
In 1919, with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the treaty
of St-Germain sets the borders for the state of _____.
Austria
In 1919 Germany’s colonial possessions are confiscated at
Versailles. _______ and _____ are returned to France, and West Prussia
(including Poznan and Danzig) and parts of Upper Silesia are given to ______.
In the peace terms, direct votes resulted in the transfer of Eupen, Malmedy,
and Moresnet to ______, and North Schleswig to Denmark. The Saar is placed
under French administration for 15 years. ________ is demilitarised and the
Rhineland occupied by Allied forces
Alsace and Lorraine;
Poland;
Belgium;
Germany
In 1919 France regains Alsace and Lorraine from Germany and gains
control of the coal-mining region of the Saarland for 15 years under the
Versailles Treaty.
True or false?
True
In ____ Belgium gains the Eupen, Malmedy and Moresnet regions
from Germany under the Versailles Treaty
1919
In 1919 _______ gains North Schleswig from Germany under the
Versailles Treaty
Denmark
In 1919 ______ is created from parts of East Prussia and Germany.
Memel
Poland is resurrected by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The Treaty
of Riga in 1921 returns former Polish territory incorporated in Prussia/Germany
and Russia since the 18th century. In order to allow access to the sea for
trade, the __________ is established across parts of eastern Germany,
leaving the city of Danzig and province of East Prussia isolated from the rest of
Germany.
‘Polish Corridor’
In 1920 Russia recognises _______ independence in the Treaty of
Tartu.
Finnish
In 1920 borders of the new state of Hungary (formed from parts of
the Austro Hungarian Empire) are formalised by the treaty of _______.
Trianon
In 1922 Britain grants the southern counties of Ireland dominion
status. They are renamed __________.
the Irish Free State
In _____ Armenia declares independence from Russian and Ottoman
influence.
1918
In ____ both Turkey and the USSR invade Armenia, forcing it to
hand back all former Ottoman territory. Remaining parts of Armenia are
absorbed by the USSR.
1920
In 1918 Azerbaijan declares independence from the Russian
Empire, but in ____ is over-run by Soviet forces and absorbed as a Soviet
Socialist Republic.
1920
In 1918 Georgia declares itself independent from the Russian
Empire. In _____ it is invaded by the Red Army and absorbed as a Soviet
Socialist Republic.
1921
In 1918, after the collapse of Ottoman authority in the region, the
Kingdom of Yemen is created from _____.
northern Yemen
Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1919, the Ottoman
protectorate, _______, is taken under British protection
Kuwait
In 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, _______ is
made into a League of Nations mandate to be administered by Britain.
Palestine
In 1920 the League of Nations hands over the Levant region of the
former Ottoman Empire. France administers the region as ____________.
Greater Syria
In 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Trans-
Jordan region is made into a League of Nations mandate to be administered by
_______.
Britain
Between 1920 and 1922, following the collapse of the Ottoman
Empire and internal protest at the terms of the initial peace settlement, a
nationalist movement led by Kemal Ataturk deposes the rump Ottoman
regime. Following the 1922 Chanak crisis, the boundaries of modern day
______ are set with the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.
Turkey
Between ___ and ____ Ibn Saud seizes the Hejaz region
1924 and 1925
In 1921 the British Mandate of _______ is created from
the Ottoman provinces of Basra and Baghdad. The Ottoman province of Mosul
is added in 1926.
Mesopotamia
In 1925 Egypt gains independence from Britain.
True or false?
False. In 1922
In 1926 ______ is formed from the French Mandate of Greater
Syria and made into a French colony.
Lebanon
In 1927 ______, the Italian colony in North Africa, is split
into Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania
Libya
As part of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, _______________ and its League of Nations mandated territory, South West Africa,
effectively gain independence from Britain.
the Union of
South Africa
In 1936 the existing Italian colonies of Italian Somaliland, Eritrea
and the newly occupied Abyssinia, merge to form __________.
Italian East Africa
The 1931 Statute of Westminster recognises _________ independence
and forms the basis for later negotiations over the legal position of British
Dominions.
Canadian
In 1933 the US ceases to occupy \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and allows it to function as an independent state.
Nicaragua
In 1934 the US ends its occupation of _____, allowing it to function as an
independent state again.
Haiti
In 1931, following the Mukden incident, _______ invades and
occupies Manchuria.
Japan
The British governed _______ through their Indian colonial
administration until 1937, when it becomes a self-governing British colony.
Burma
In 1937 the existing British colony on the ________ is
added to the British Crown colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
Phoenix Islands
During 1936 ______ resumes control of the areas on either side of the
Dardanelles (previously de-militarised at the end of the First World War).
Turkey
In 1937 the Irish Free State renames itself ____ and begins to
negotiate its dominion status
Eire
In 1938, following pressure from Germany to admit Nazi Party
members into the government, the government in Austria collapses. Germany
absorbs Austria into the Third Reich - ___________.
the ‘Anschluss’.
__________ is forced to cede Sudetenland to Germany as
part of the 1938 Munich agreement. This is due to intense pressure from
Germany, the threat of war, and the failure of Britain and France to oppose
German aggression.
Czechoslovakia
In 1939, although nominally an autonomous region of _______,
Memel is annexed by Germany
Lithuania
In 1939 Italy invades and annexes ________.
Albania
In 1941 the British expel Italy from Italian East Africa.
_______ and ______ become part of a federated government.
Eritrea and Ethiopia
In 1943 British and Imperial troops expel Italian and German forces.
Tripolitania and Cyrenaica are governed by Britain and France governs the
___________.
Fezzen region
In 1943, following fighting between the Vichy French authorities
controlling the region and Britain and its Allies, _______, (supported by
Britain) declares itself independent from France.
Lebanon
In 1939 Siam renames itself __________, but reverts back to its former
name in 1945.
Thailand
In 1942 ______ ratifies the 1931 Statute of Westminster. It
becomes fully independent from Britain, but remains within the
Commonwealth.
Australia
Between 1943 and 1944 American forces capture the
Japanese mandated territory of the ________.
Marshall Islands.
In 1944 American forces capture the Japanese mandated
territory of _________.
Palau Also known as Pelew Island.
In 1944 the Caroline Islands are captured from ______ by
American forces.
Japan
In 1939, as part of the secret agreement to partition Poland,
the USSR invades ______, _______, ______ and annexes them in 1940.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia,
In 1940 the USSR, backed by _________, demands evacuation of
Romanian forces and civil bodies from Bessarabia. Romania withdrew from
Bessarabia allowing the USSR to split it between the Moldavian Soviet Socialist
Republic (SSR) and the Ukrainian SSR.
Germany
Following occupation by the British and Americans, in 1944 Iceland
declares itself independent of ________.
Denmark
In 1945 the Union of South Africa refuses to surrender its
mandate to the United Nations and annexes South West Africa, also known as
________.
Namibia
In 1946 Syria gains independence from ______.
France
In 1949 Britain requests to administer Italian _______
as a United Nations trust territory
Somaliland
In 1948 when the British mandate for Palestine comes
to an end, fighting breaks out over the establishment of a Palestinian or Jewish
state. Surrounding Arab states invade in support of the Palestinians. Jewish
forces hold them off until the establishment of a United Nations backed
ceasefire. _______ is created. The Gaza strip is occupied by Egypt until 1967.
Israel
In 1948 the British mandate for Palestine and the Trans-Jordan comes
to an end. _______ is created from the former Trans-Jordan.
Jordan
After Japan’s defeat in____, all Japanese colonies and League of
Nations mandated territories are placed under the control of the United
Nations. The UN asks members of the victorious Allied powers to administer
the mandates until they are able to function as independent states.
1945
In 1946 British Malaya is renamed the ___________.
Federation of Malaya
In 1946 the ________ gain independence from America.
Philippines
As part of the 1947 agreement for Indian independence, _________ is
created as an independent state.
Pakistan
In 1947 _____ gains its independence from Britain but is forced to agree
to the creation of the separate Muslim state of Pakistan.
India
In 1947 _______ gains independence from Britain with the
ratification of the 1931 Statute of Westminster.
New Zealand
In 1947 the United Nations asks America to administer _________ and _______.
the
Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands
In 1947 the United Nations asks Britain, Australia and New
Zealand to act as co-trustees of the_________.
Nauru Island
In 1947 the United Nations asks America to administer the
Palau Island.
True or false?
True
In 1948 _______ is divided into North and South due to disagreements
between the USSR and America over its future.
Korea
In 1948 Burma gains its independence from Britain and is renamed
the Union of Burmosa.
True or false
False. I made up Burmosa, it was renamed as The Union of Burma.
In 1948 Ceylon gains its independence from ______.
Britain
In 1948 Laos gains independence from _______
France
In 1949, following the Chinese civil war, Taiwan splits from Communist
China and changes it’s name to the Republic of Taiwan. Mainland China becomes
the People’s Republic of China.
True or False?
False. Nationalist party in Taiwan retains the name of the Republic of China
In 1949 the Dutch East Indies gains its independence and is
renamed _______.
Indonesia
In 1949 the Australian mandate of Papua is combined with New
Guinea to form ___________.
Papua New Guinea
In 1949 Siam adopts the name _______ once again.
Thailand
The 1945 Potsdam conference moves the Polish border with Russia to
the western border of the Oder-Neisse River in _______ (the approximate line
suggested by Curzon at the end of the First World War).
Germany
As part of the 1945 Potsdam negotiations and post war settlement,
Poland absorbs _________.
East Prussia
After Italy’s defeat in 1945, Italian colonies are taken over by ___________, and Italy ceases to be a colonial power.
the United
Nations
In 1946 the _____ annexes Memel.
USSR
In 1946 ____________ is created from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegro.
Yugoslavia
In 1948 Memel becomes part of the _________ SSR.
Lithuanian
In 1948 Eire formally breaks with Britain and renames itself the
Republic of Ireland.
True or false?
True
In 1950 _______ annexed the Palestinian area of the West Bank
(having occupied it in 1948 in an attempt to destroy the new state of Israel).
Jordan
In 1951 _______ gains independence from the British and French post-war
administration
Libya
In 1956 Spanish _______ gains independence from Spain, and
French ________ gains independence from France. They combine to form
________.
All three blanks contain the same country
Morocco
In 1956 _________ gains independence from Egypt and Britain.
Sudan
In 1956 Tunisia gains independence from ________.
France
In 1956 British Togoland was offered independence but instead voted
to join the Gold Coast. In 1957 after gaining independence from Britain, the
Gold Coast is renamed _______.
Ghana
In 1958 France grants independence to __________.
the Central
African Republic
In 1958 __________ gains independence from France and is
renamed the Malagasy Republic
Madagascar
In 1958 ________ gains its independence from France
Guinea
In 1953 Cambodia gains independence from France. In
1954 _________ gains independence from France and is divided into the
communist controlled North Vietnam and the Republic of South Vietnam.
Vietnam
In 1957 the Federation of _______ gains independence from Britain.
Malaya
In 1959 the independent region of ________ is annexed by communist
China.
Tibet
De-colonisation of the 1950s and 1960s brings an end to the
__________ overseas empire.
Belgium
In 1960 Belgium ______ is granted independence from Belgium and
renamed the Republic of ______. In 1966 the name is changed to the
Democratic Republic of ______ to distinguish it from the former French Middle
________.
All blanks contain the same country
Congo
In 1960 British ________ gains independence from
Britain. It merges with Italian _______ to form Somalia.
Somaliland
In 1960 Chad is granted independence from _______.
France
In 1960 _________ was granted independence
from France and renamed the Republic of Congo.
the Middle Congo
In 1960 ______ is granted independence from France.
Gabon
In 1960 Italian Somaliland gains independence from its
status as a _____________ administered by Britain and merges with British
Somaliland to form Somalia.
UN trust territory
In 1960 Dahomey, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal and the Upper Volta gain independence from France. Dahomey
is known as ________ from 1975
Benin
In 1960 _______ gains independence from Britain.
Nigeria
In 1961 __________ gains independence from Britain.
Sierra Leone
In 1961 _______ gains independence from France.
Algeria
In 1961 Tanganyika gains independence from Britain, followed by
Zanzibar in 1963. The two countries merge in 1964 to form ______.
Tanzania
In 1962 Burundi gains independence from _______
Belgium
In 1962 Eritrea is annexed by _______. This ends the federated
government of the two states.
Ethiopia
In 1962 Ruanda-Urundi gains independence from Belgium and is
renamed _______
Rwanda
In 1962 Uganda gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1963 _____ gains independence from Britain.
Kenya
In 1964 Northern Rhodesia gains independence from Britain and is
renamed __________.
Zambia
In 1964 Nyasaland gains independence from Britain and is renamed
_________.
Malawi
In 1965 Gambia gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1965 Southern Rhodesia declares itself independent
from _______.
Britain
In 1966 Basutoland gains independence from Britain and is renamed
___________.
Lesotho
In 1966 Bechuanaland gains its independence from Britain and is
renamed_______.
Botswana
In 1968 Swaziland gains independence from _________.
Britain
In 1969 Morocco gains Ifni from ______
Spain
In 1962 Jamaica gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1962 Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from
Britain. In 1966 Barbados gains independence from Britain.
True or False?
True
In 1966 British Guiana gains independence from Britain and is
renamed ________.
Guyana
In 1962 Western Samoa gains independence from _________
New Zealand
In 1963 Singapore declares itself independent of Britain. The
Federation of Malaya, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore combine to
form Malaysia. In 1965 ________ withdraws from Malaysia and becomes
independent.
Singapore
In 1962 Netherlands New Guinea is handed over to the United
Nations and renamed West New Guinea. In 1963 West New Guinea is handed
over to Indonesia and renamed West Irian. In 1969 West Irian is formally
annexed by ________.
Indonesia
In 1968 _________ gains independence from the UN
sponsored trusteeship of Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
Nauru Island
In 1965 the Maldives gain independence from _______.
Britain
In 1965 the Chagos Islands split from Britain’s Mauritius
colony to form the ____________________.
British Indian Ocean Territory
In 1968 Mauritius gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1964 Malta gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1960 Cyprus gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1961 Kuwait gains independence from ______
Britain
In 1962 the Kingdom of Yemen is renamed North Yemen (or the
Yemen Arab Republic). In 1967 Yemen gains independence from Britain and
becomes the ____________.
Republic of South Yemen
In 1967 During the __________, Israel captures and holds the West
Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights from Jordan, Egypt and
Syria.
Six-Day War
In 1971 the _______________ is renamed Zaire.
Democratic Republic of Congo
In 1973 Portuguese Guinea gains independence from
Portugal and is renamed ___________.
Guinea-Bissau
In 1974 Portuguese West Africa is granted independence by Portugal
and renamed __________.
Angola
In 1975 the Cape Verde Islands are granted
independence by ________. They become the Republic of the Cape Verde
Islands.
Portugal
In 1975 the Comoros Islands declare independence from
France as the Islamic Federal Republic of the _______. The Island of Mayotte
doesn’t agree to independence and remains a French colony. Also known as
the Union of ______ from 2002.
Both blanks are the same
Comoros
In 1975 Spanish Morocco is granted independence and
renamed __________. The new state is immediately annexed by
Mauritania and Morocco.
Western Sahara
In 1975 Mozambique gains independence from __________.
Portugal
In 1975 Sao Tome and Principe gain independence
from _________.
Portugal
in 1976 the Seychelles gain independence from ________.
Britain
In 1977 Djibouti gains independence from _______.
France
In 1970 Fiji gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1971 East Pakistan declares independence from Pakistan and
is renamed ___________.
Bangladesh
In 1972 Ceylon is renamed __________.
Sri Lanka
In 1975 Portuguese Timor declares independence from Portugal
and is renamed East Timor. East Timor is immediately invaded and annexed by
____________.
Indonesia
1975 Papua New Guinea gains independence from
___________.
Australia
The Vietnam War ended in _______, and North and South Vietnam
were formally reunified 1 year later.
1975
In 1978 the Solomon Islands gain independence from
________.
Britain
In 1978 the Ellice Islands gain independence from Britain and
are renamed ________.
Tuvalu
In 1979 the Caroline Islands elect to form the Federated
Sates of _________. Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Northern Mariana
Islands choose not to participate.
Micronesia
In 1979 the Gilbert Islands gain independence from Britain
and are renamed ________.
Kiribati.
In 1979 the Marshall Islands gain independence from
_________ and are renamed the Republic of the Marshall Islands
America
In 1973 the Bahamas gain independence from _______.
Britain
In 1973 British Honduras is renamed _________.
Belize
In 1974 Grenada gains independence from Britain and in
1978 Dominica becomes independent. St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
gain independence from Britain in 1979.
True or false?
True
In 1975 Dutch Guiana gains independence from the
Netherlands and is renamed __________.
Suriname
In ____ the Republic of South Yemen is renamed the People’s
Republic of South Yemen.
1970
In 1971 Bahrain ceases to be a British protectorate. Qatar and
Oman gain independence from Britain and Oman is renamed the Sultanate of
Oman. In 1972, when British treaty arrangements with the Trucial Sheikhdoms
end, the _____________is created.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In 1974 ______ invades Cyprus and partitions it into ______ Northern
Cyprus and the Greek Republic of Cyprus.
Turkey;Turkish
In 1979 Afghanistan is invaded by _________.
the USSR
In 1979, following the revolution and the deposing of the Shah, Iran is
renamed __________________.
the Islamic Republic of Iran
In 1980 Southern Rhodesia is renamed ___________
Zimbabwe
In 1984 Upper Volta renames itself _______________.
Burkina Faso
In ____, after years of fighting, USSR forces withdraw from
Afghanistan.
1988
In 1980 Britain grants independence to the New Hebrides and
they are renamed ______.
Vanuatu
In 1984 Brunei gains independence from ______.
Britain
In 1989 _______ renames itself the Union of Myanmar.
Burma
In 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from
_______. The islands of St Kitts and Nevis become independent in 1983.
Britain
In 1981 Belize gains independence from _______.
Britain
In 1990 South West Africa gains independence from South Africa
and is renamed ________.
Namibia.
In 1993 Eritrea declares its independence from ________.
Ethiopia
In 1997 _______ is renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo
Zaire
In 1994 __________, previously held in trust for the United
Nations by America, gains independence.
Palau Island
In 1997 Western Samoa is renamed________.
Samoa
In ____ the sovereignty of Hong Kong is transferred from Britain to the
People’s Republic of China. In ____ Macau transfers from Portugal to the
People’s Republic of China.
1997
1999
Former communist-controlled East Germany is absorbed into the
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) in ____, and Germany is reunited.
1990
In ____ Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia;Belarus, Moldova and the Ukraine; The Baltics declare themselves independent from the USSR.
1991
In ____ Yugoslavia divides into constituent republics and
provinces: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia and
Montenegro.
1992
In ____ Czechoslovakia splits to form the Czech republic
and the Republic of Slovakia.
1993
In 1990 North Yemen and the People’s Republic of South Yemen
combine to form _______________.
the Republic of Yemen
In 1990 ________ is invaded and annexed by Iraq. In 1991 it is
liberated from Iraqi occupation by United Nations forces.
Kuwait
