Geopolitical History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 20
What group of people declared an independent state on November 15, 1988, which was rejected by Israel?
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palestinians
Which country's formation involved the unification of the Turkish provinces of Basra, Mosul, and Baghdad?
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iraq
What republic's independence was guaranteed by a 1959 agreement involving the U.K., Greece, and Turkey?
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cyprus
Which Baltic republic declared its independence after Lithuania and Estonia?
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latvia
Which country rejoined the Arab League in 1989 after being suspended for 10 years following its peace treaty with Israel?
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egypt
Since 1967, Israel has occupied a controversial area on the West Bank of which river?
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jordan river
Which Mideast country celebrates its 1948 independence on the fifth day of the lunar month of Iyar?
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israel
In 1969, which country had Irian Jaya in west New Guinea declared as its 26th province by the U.N.?
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indonesia
Which country has agreed to withdraw approximately 50,000 troops from Angola?
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cuba
In which country did military coups frequently occur until Hafez al-Assad assumed power in 1970?
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syria
Which island has served as the seat of the Republic of China since 1949?
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taiwan
Which country was recognized as an independent republic by Brazil and Argentina in 1828?
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uruguay
In 1972, which nation extended its territorial waters to 50 miles, leading to a 'cod war' with Britain and other countries?
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iceland
Which country did Croatia and Slovenia formerly belong to before being recognized by the European Community as independent states?
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yugoslavia
Which smaller partner in the former Yugoslav Federation has a sometimes uneasy relationship with Serbia?
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montenegro
Which Eastern European countrys name translates to 'plain', a characteristic that facilitated the Nazi war machine?
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poland
Which country did Argentina settle its dispute over the Beagle Channel with in 1984?
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chile
Which island nation in the Persian Gulf became the first to become oil-rich after the discovery of oil there in 1932?
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bahrain
Which island country left the British Commonwealth after a military coup in 1987?
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fiji
Which Central American country was originally referred to by the term 'Banana Republic'?
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honduras
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