Several countries that were once part of the USSR but do not currently have independence include Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova; Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which are disputed regions in Georgia; and Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. These regions have declared independence or have been supported by Russia, but they are not widely recognized as independent states. Their political status remains contentious and unresolved.
At the end of 1949 the following countries were Communist: * USSR (Soviet Union) * Poland * East Germany * Czechoslovakia * Hungary * Romania * Bulgaria * Yugoslavia (but on very bad terms with the Soviet Union by then) * China * North Korea
Main ways were to show dominance and contributions in Wold War 2 and the second one was gaining Independence after being decolonized or just received independence like with Israel.
Not every country in the world is a former colony of another country, and there are even some countries that were former colonies, such as Canada or India, which became independent without having to fight a war of independence. And even colonies can, in some cases, have their own flag.
The enemies of the U.S. during the Cold War were the USSR(controlled by Russia) and the Soviet satellite countries of eastern Europe (Warsaw Pact).To a lesser extent, another was the other major communist power, the People's Republic of China. During the Cold War, China became a nuclear power and practically a superpower itself.
Germany had large changes in its borders, which eventullty did cause WWII when they tried to recapture what they once ruled. Also the Ottoman empire lost some territory and was replaced with turkey
Some countries have had a civil war shortly after gaining independence from a foreign power.
china, japan, some other places...i dont know when...
different countries are ruled by different people. some countries are ruled by the queen, king, government and even the military. for example, Zimbabwe is effectivley ruled by the military.
The European Union does not have an independence date. The European Union is an association of (currently) 27 independent countries. Some of these countries have an independence date, some have always been independent and do not have an independence date.
Fifteen new countries became independent with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Most of these countries declared independence a few months preceding the fall of the Soviet Union in late 1991. # Armenia # Azerbaijan # Belarus # Estonia # Georgia # Kazakhstan # Kyrgyzstan # Latvia # Lithuania # Moldova # Russia # Tajikistan # Turkmenistan # Ukraine # Uzbekistan
Some countries i this region are ruled by leaders called directors.
No king has ruled the continent of America. There have been kings, or the equivalent, of some countries in America.
The independence movements made the colonial countries address some of the issues that they were accused of. The independence movement had great influences in mobilization and calling for the strikes.
Aristocracy is a form of government where power is in hand of a privileged, small and ruling class. Some of the countries that were ruled by aristocracy are Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, UK and Russia.
The British once ruled India, USA, Africa, Australia, Carribean and many other countries. All of these countries have since requested independence (freedom) and have had it granted, some had to fight, others had to do something in exchange. That's as far as I can go with this question :D
Portugal, Spain, and France have ruled the Iberian Peninsula at one time (though some not completely).
Saudi Arabia and Spain England is also a monarchy.