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1. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was followed a year later by the fall of which country's government? That country then merged with its larger neighbor.
2. Which US state was independent for fourteen years before joining the union as the fourteenth state?
3. Which former Soviet-bloc country peacefully split into two different republics on January 1, 1993?
4. Which country in North America maintained its independence from 1836 to 1845 before being annexed into its larger neighbor?
5. Which countries were formed from the former colony of Rhodesia?
6. Despite the help of the US military, which country in southeast Asia fell to its northern neighbor and its own insurgents in 1975?
7. Which two independent nations peacefully merged in 1964 to form modern-day Tanzania?
8. This country declared and maintained its independence for four years but was never formally recognized by the international community. Which country did the USA defeat in war in 1865?
9. Which island nation was independent for hundreds of years before being annexed by the USA in 1898?
10. Name the former country that declared its independence in 1913 but was taken over by China in 1951. Hint: It has the highest average elevation in the world.
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