The Mongols had expanded into Europe and the Middle East (actually it is Southwest Asia and is stated as Southwest Asia on all US Military documents; e.g. orders, medals (awards) etc.) up until about 1299. After that date the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)controlled most of it until after WWI. After WWI, the British controlled it. After WWII, they all became independent countries (nations).
They considered China to be in the middle of the world and the most important country in the world.
Japan .
There were many countries that were controlled by Great Britain at the beginning of World War 1.
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Japan had controlled Korea from 1910 - 1945. Before that, Korean was part of China.
No country have controlled Saudi Arabia, it is one of the few countries in the world that have not been ruled by another country, thus there was no independence.
They considered it to be in the middle of the world and the most inportant country in the world.
They considered China to be in the middle of the world and the most important country in the world.
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.
They considered China to be in the middle of the world and the most important country in the world.
Nobody controlled the British before WW2. They were self governed.
Iraq and India were controlled by Britain.
Germany
Japan .
Technically there is no country in the middle of the world. The Earth is a sphere so there would be no "middle" unless you meant the Earth's core.
There were many countries that were controlled by Great Britain at the beginning of World War 1.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a Belgium colony. The Republic of Congo was a France colony.