Countries in the 19th century
Unification and reunification of countries
Meanings of countries names
Old names of countries
Old names of countries (Colonial Edition)
100

During the time of the Spanish colonies in America, what were the 4 viceroyalties?

New Spain, New Granada, Peru, and Rio de la Plata

100

What 2 countries reunited into Germany in 1990?

West and East Germany

100
What does Thailand mean?

Freeland or land of the free

100

What country was once called Persia?

Iran

100

What country was once known as the British Raj?

India

200

When did Napoleon invade the Republic of Regusa?

1806

200

What 2 countries merge to form Yemen in 1990?

North and South Yemen

200

What does Romania mean in Latin?

Roman or Rome

200

What country was once known as Burma?

Myanmar

200

What country was once known as British Honduras?

Belize

300

When was the Kingdom of Hawaii unified?

1810

300

What 3 British colonies and independent country merge to form South Africa in 1910?

Cape Colony, Natal Colony, Transvaal Colony, and Orange Free State

300

What does Bangladesh mean in Bengali?

Country of Bengal

300

What country used to be called Siam?

Thailand

300

What country was once known as the Dutch East Indies?

Indonesia

400
When did the Joseon Dynasty become Korea?

1897

400

What 2 countries merge to form Tanzania in 1964?

Tanganyika and Zanzibar

400

What does Indonesia mean?

Indian Islands

400

What country was once known as Ceylon?

Sri Lanka

400

What 3 countries were once known as French Indochina?

Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

500

During the time of the First Mexican Empire, there were 5 countries that broke away, what were they?

Yucatan, Texas, California, the Republic of the Rio Grande, and Baja California

500

After the Franco Prussian War ended in 1871, the North German Confederation and 4 smaller German states merged to form the German Empire, what were those 4 states?

Bavaria, Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt, and Wurttemberg

500

What does Tuvalu mean?

8 standing together

500

What country was once known as Formosa?

Taiwan

500

What country was once known as the Gilbert Islands, and what country was once known as the Ellice Islands?

Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) and Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)

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