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Thalassocracy
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Independence Days
100

This parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains

Blue Ridge Parkway

100

According to a popular expression, "The Sun Never Set” on this Naval power

British Empire

100

First nation to recognize the U.S. as an independent state

Morocco

100

This Venezuelan general was nicknamed "The Liberator"

Simon Bolivar

100

July 4,1776

United States of America

200

Known as "America's Main Street", this highway was featured in the Grapes of Wrath

U.S. Route 66

200

Henry the Navigator was a prince from this country

Portugal

200

The United Kingdom cut diplomatic ties with Iran after Ruhollah Khomeini issued a Fatwa against this author

Salman Rushdie

200
9 different countries control parts of this South American geographic feature

Amazon Rain Forest

200

August 15, 1947

India

300

This Chicago expressway was featured in movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Blues Brothers

Lakeshore Drive

300

At the peak of this empire's power, it achieved a monopoly over maritime trade in the North and Baltic seas.

Hanséatique League

300

This international organization is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Union

300

This commodity accounts for 1/4 of Cuba's exports

Sugar

300

July 9, 2011

South Sudan
400

California's Big Sur region can be accessed using this state highway

California State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway)

400

Greek naval alliance created during the Greco-Persian War

Delian League

400

Taiwan didn't officially recognize this Central Asian country until 2002

Mongolia

400

In 2010, 33 people were trapped in a gold-copper mine in this country for 70 days

Chile

400

July 1, 1867

Canada

500

This state's highway 12 passes through landmarks like Bryce Canyon National Park

Utah

500

This Tamil dynasty that ruled in southern India until the 13th century

Chola Dynasty

500

The Treaty of Waitangi is often considered to be this country's founding document

New Zealand

500

During the 1910s, this South American country was the 10th wealthiest state per capita

Argentina

500

November 22, 1943

Lebanon

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