Countries Origins

For today's assignment, we are researching countries origins. The following countries I am researching are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and Venezuela. The other 5 included in this blog were researched by my partner for this assignment, Alex. 

Iran

Iran gained its independence in 1979, when the Monarchy ruling
 the country was overthrown. The country was previously known
 as Persia, but that changed in 1935. After the fall of the monarchy,
 conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of
 government with a supreme ruler. During the 1980's, Iran was 
involved in a bloody war between Iraq. Iran can be found in the 
middle east between Iraq and Pakistan.






Venezuela

When the country of Gran Columbia collapsed in 1830,
 Venezuela was one of 3 countries that emerged from the
fallen country. Democratically elected governments in
Venezuela started in 1959. Venezuela can be found
in northern South America bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.    





United Kingdom

During the 19th century, the British Empire stretched
 nearly a quarter of the earths surface. During the 1940's, 
the UK's power was quickly diminished in 2 world wars and
the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the Union. The country has 
never gained any sort of Independence and has never
been subjects of another country. The UK can be found in 
Western Europe.



Saudi Arabia

Modern day Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932. Since
then, it has been a Monarchist country. No country 
has ever been the subject of Saudi Arabia and Saudi
Arabia has never gained independence. Saudi Arabia can be 
found in the middle east, bordering the red sea and the
Persian Gulf





Mexico

Ancient civilizations have existed in the area of Mexico for 
thousands of years. Mexico was conquered by Spain in
the early 16th century. It had achieved its independence from
Spain in the 19th century. Mexico can be found between South
America and the United States.

Afghanistan declared their independence on August 19, 1919. Before they were independent, Afghanistan was a conquering nation as well as a conquered one. Before Christ they conquered nations such as Persia. They were also later taken over by the British after the Anglo-Saxon War. If you were to look on a world map you could find Afghanistan in the Southeastern part of Asia between Turkmenistan and Pakistan.

Brazil gained their independence from the United Kingdom on September 7, 1822, when they became the Brazilian Empire. Before their independence, Brazil was frequently invaded by various nations due to lack of Portuguese interest. When they became independent they broke away from Portugal who started the Brazilian colony, however, the Portuguese were only successful in controlling a portion of the original land that they had colonized. You could find Brazil on a world map in South America located in the Eastern part of South America and overlaps the equator.

France unlike many nations, never exactly became independent because they were independent from the start. As France was forming, I was populated by the Franks, which then overtime got the nation its France. Thus, one could assume that France was always an independent nation. Want to know where I am talking about? France is located next to the Bay of Biscay and borders Spain, Belgium, Germany and Italy.

Germany officially became independent at the German Empire Unification on January 18, 1871. Germany is located in Europe and borders France, Belgium, and Poland.

India became an independent nation on August 15 1947 from the United Kingdom. Before gaining their independence, India had very little say in government since most legal decisions were made by the British. India is located in Southern Asia and is bordered by Pakistan, Nepal, China, and Bangledesh.