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No European country controlled the Philippines in 1914. Spain controlled the Philippines until the Spanish-American War in 1898. After this, the United States controlled the Philippines until Japan seized them during World War II.
Portugal controlled Angola for about 400 years until Angola gained its independence in 1975.
The 13 colonies were founded and controlled by Great Britain until 1776.
Belgium controlled the Congo Basin area from about 1880 until 1960
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Fiji was under British rule from 1874 until 1970, when it was granted independent status.
The United Kingdom Ruled southern Asia before 1947.
Angola was colonized by the Portuguese in the later part of the 16th century and did not gain full independence until 1974.
The Belgian government controlled the country from 1908, when Leopold the Second, King of Belgium, was forced by international opinion to give up 'his' land, until 1960, when the country gained it's independence. France controlled the other Congo- Congo-Brazzaville.
Ottoman Empire till 1918 and Britain after that.
Britain ,France
Spain was the largest country in Western Europe from 1580-1640, as they controlled all of the Iberian peninsula at this time. However, from 1640 until today, France has been the largest country in Western Europe.