| Origin | Date | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invaded by Indonesia but was occupied by the UN until independence | 2002 | East Timor | 100%
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| Pushes after world war two made them independent from Egypt & the UK | 1956 | Sudan | 90%
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| Revolted due to taxes and being blocked from expansion | 1776 | United States | 90%
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| Under direct French rule before independence | 1962 | Algeria | 80%
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| Made as a tiny buffer state in the mountains | 1278 | Andorra | 80%
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| Unified from two chunks after the cold war ended | 1990 | Germany | 80%
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| Gained true independence after a war, but formed from tribes earlier in the 1700s | 1919 | Afghanistan | 60%
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| Slowly became more and more independent from its colonial ruler | 1901/1986 | Australia | 60%
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| Fully unified after a Civil war | 1949 | China | 60%
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| Formed a new government after a revolution + the uniting of kingdoms | 1792 | France | 60%
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| To unify tribes under the same religion | 1932 | Saudi Arabia | 60%
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| End of Islamic rule and the unification of kingdoms in the peninsula | ~1715 | Spain | 60%
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| Rising senses of nationalism and the collapse of the USSR led them to become independent. | 1991 | Uzbekistan | 40%
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| Taken by another country, as well as other countries gaining independence | 1902 | Cuba | 20%
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| After the Japanese left, the people wanted freedom as the Japanese put natives in charge of some things. | 1945 | Indonesia | 20%
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| Election of the same prince in two kingdoms united them | 1859 | Romania | 20%
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| As countries began to decolonize, they broke away from the UK, and later changed their name | 1948 | Sri Lanka | 20%
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| Ruling country was destabilized and oppression was getting worse | 1811 | Colombia | 10%
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| International pressure and a treaty led to withdrawal of troops | 1990 | Namibia | 10%
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| Gained Independence to serve as a buffer state and because of independence movements. | 1830 | Uruguay | 10%
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