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Historical_Country_Names_Flashcards

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What is the current name of the country formerly known as Abyssinia?

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Ethiopia

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Which African country was previously named Afars and Issas Territory?

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Djibouti

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The former name Basutoland is now known as what country?

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Kingdom of Lesotho

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Bechuanaland was the previous name of which modern country?

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Republic of Botswana

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Which present-day country was once known as Belgian Congo?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Biafra, Republic of is a former name of which nation?

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Nigeria

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What was the old name of the current country known as Djibouti?

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Afars and Issas Territory

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Gold Coast is the former name of which country?

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Ghana

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Southern Rhodesia became which modern-day country?

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Zimbabwe

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What is the modern name for Northern Rhodesia?

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Zambia

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Burma is now known by what name?

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Myanmar

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The nation formerly called Dutch Guiana is now known as?

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Suriname

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13
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What country was historically called New Hebrides?

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Vanuatu

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British Honduras was the old name for which country?

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Belize

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What was the former name of the country now called Sri Lanka?

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Ceylon

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The area once called Persia is now known as which country?

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Iran

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East Pakistan is now known as what country?

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Bangladesh

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Which current nation was known as the United Arab Republic?

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Egypt (also Syria initially)

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What modern-day country was once called Transjordan?

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Jordan

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Which nation was referred to as Zaire in the past?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Ellice Islands is the former name of which Pacific country?

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Tuvalu

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The former name French Sudan corresponds to which country today?

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Mali

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What current country was historically called Nyasaland?

24
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Portuguese East Africa is the former name of which nation?

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Mozambique

25
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The historical name Grain Coast refers to which modern-day country?

26
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Which country was once known as Dahomey?

27
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What is the modern name for the former Malagasy Republic?

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Madagascar

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Czechoslovakia is now split into which two countries?

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Czech Republic and Slovakia

29
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Which modern country was known as Siam?

30
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British East Africa encompassed parts of which present-day countries?

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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

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The former British Bechuanaland region is now part of which country?

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South Africa

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Which Caribbean country was formerly called British Honduras?

33
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What was the former name of Tanzania’s Zanzibar region?

34
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United Arab Republic was the previous name of which country?

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Egypt (also Syria initially)

35
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What is the current name for Upper Volta?

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Burkina Faso

36
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Which country was known as Kampuchea?

37
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Tonkin is a historic region now part of which country?

38
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The United Arab Emirates was formerly called what?

A

Trucial Coast

39
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Which island’s former name was Bourbon Island?

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Réunion Island

40
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What present-day country was once called French Somaliland?

41
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The historical region of Hausaland is now part of which two countries?

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Niger and Nigeria

42
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What is the current name for the former Republic of Ciskei?

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South Africa

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The nation formerly called East Germany is now part of which country?

44
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What modern-day country was called Muscat and Oman?

45
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Which country was formerly referred to as Dilmun?

46
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What is the present-day country for the former name Serendib?

47
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The historical name Inini refers to a region in which South American country?

A

French Guiana

48
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The former Dutch East Indies is now known as?

49
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The historical name German Southwest Africa refers to which country

50
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The historical name Southwest Africa refers to which country

51
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The historical name Italian East Africa refers to which country

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Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

52
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The historical name Spanish Guinea refers to which country

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Equatorial Guinea

53
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The historical name Spanish West Africa refers to which country

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Morocco, Western Sahara

54
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The historical name Togoland (British Togoland) refers to which country

55
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The historical name Numidia refers to which country

56
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The historical name Kemit or Misr refers to which country

57
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What is Iraq’s old name

A

Mesepotamia

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