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  2. List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    A historical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that ceased to exist as political entities sometime after 1453, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.

  3. Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950) - Wikipedia

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    Refugees moving westwards in 1945. During the later stages of World War II and the post-war period, Germans and Volksdeutsche fled and were expelled from various Eastern and Central European countries, including Czechoslovakia, and from the former German provinces of Lower and Upper Silesia, East Prussia, and the eastern parts of Brandenburg and Pomerania (Hinterpommern), which were annexed by ...

  4. Aftermath of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the United States (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The aftermath of World War II was also defined by the rising threat of nuclear warfare, the creation and implementation of the United Nations as an intergovernmental organization, and the decolonization of Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa by European and East Asian ...

  5. Allied-occupied Austria - Wikipedia

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    The country, according to American reports, survived 1945 and 1946 on "a near-starvation diet" with daily rations remaining below 2000 calories until the end of 1947. [ 46 ] 65% of Austrian agricultural output and nearly all oil was concentrated in the Soviet zone, complicating the Western Allies' task of feeding the population in their own zones.

  6. Category:Aftermath of World War II by country - Wikipedia

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    Aftermath of World War II in the United States (5 C, 43 P) V. Aftermath of World War II in Vietnam (7 P) Y. ... Category: Aftermath of World War II by country.

  7. List of wars: 1945–1989 - Wikipedia

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    People's Republic of China (after 1949) Supported by: Soviet Union Republic of China. Supported by: United States. 1945 1945 August Revolution: Việt Minh: Empire of Vietnam Japan: 1945 1949 Indonesian National Revolution Indonesia Japanese volunteers Netherlands (from 1946) United Kingdom (until 1946) Japan (until 1946) 1945 Ongoing Korean ...

  8. Recovered Territories - Wikipedia

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    Polish nationalist propaganda from the 1930s: "Nie jestesmy tu od wczoraj.Sięgaliśmy daleko na zachód." (We are not here since yesterday. Once we reached far west.) The term "Recovered Territories" was officially used for the first time in the Decree of the President of the Republic of 11 October 1938 after the annexation of Trans-Olza by the Polish army. [7]

  9. Category:Former countries - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia categories named after former countries (704 C) Pages in category "Former countries" The following 122 pages are in this category, out of 122 total.