- Micro-nations are self-declared independent states that want to become countries through legal loopholes.
- There are 7 micro-nation in the U.S. with their own flags, passports, stamps, and government system.
- Once a micro-nation is recognized by a few sovereign states they are no longer considered micro-nations.
- Sealand is sometime described as the smallest country, but hasn’t actually been recognized by any sovereign state.
- The micro-nation, Sealand, is actually a WW2 anti-aircraft platform in the North Sea.
- The difference between micro-nation and micro-states is that micro-states are very small pieces of land that are recognized as countries.
- There are about 82-84 micro-nation.
- Ladonia is a micro-nation in Sweden, created in 1980 by artist Lars Vilks.
- The Queen of Ladonia has a twitter account.
History: Italo-Turkish War
The Italo-Turkish War was a fight between the Kingdom Italy and the Ottoman Empire. This war lasted from September 29, 1911, to October 18, 1912. Before the war, the Italian wanted to gain territory in North Africa by taking Tripolitana and Cyrenaica from the Turkish. This cause a imbalance in the international Balance of power. The “Balance of power” refers to the international relations, posture and policies of a nation protecting itself from another nation by matching power. When the Italians declared war they started to quickly over take towns and villages. There were a few delays because of the Muslim population formed a resistance and stalemates were formed. The war remain a stalemate until the Italians launched a successful offensive attack in North Africa. This war also inspired the new Balkan states to threaten to go to war against the Ottoman Empire at the same time(the Balkan War). Now the Ottoman Empire was desperate for peace and with the Treaty of Lausanne in 1912 of October, the Turkish gave its rights over Tripoli and Cyrenaica to Italy.
History: Gummy Bears
Gummy Bears are a colorful, fruit flavored, gelatin based candies sold in stores around the world. They are traditionally made from sugar, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, glucose syrup and gelatin. They originated in Germany by Hans Riegel Sr. in the 19th century. He started the company of Haribo in 1920 and created the gummy bears in 1922. The company started off well, but was greatly effected by the start of WW2. Unfortunately, Riegel died during the war and his two sons were captured by the Allied Forces; to be released later on. After all this, the company of Haribo continued to grow into the company seen today. Since the 1920’s the Haribo company has created other gummy products, such as the gummy worms and gummy rings; however the gummy bear will remain a main treat for all ages in Germany.
History: Winter War
The winter war was a fight between the Soviet Union and Finland during WW2. It started the 30 of November 1939; only 3 month after WW2 started. It lasted three and a half months and ended 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty. The war started because the Soviets wanted Finnish territory in exchange for land elsewhere. However Finland refused and USSR invaded the country. There were many casualties during the war and at least 80,000 lost on both sides. After the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed, Finland relinquished 11% of its territory. After, Finland was able to retain its Sovereignty and enhanced international reputation. Unfortunately, the bad performance of the Red Army, made Nazi leader Adolf Hitler think attacking them would be successful; also known as Operation Barbarossa. This failed and the USSR ended up joining the Allies in WW2.
History: WW1
This video explains what happened during the first World War. World War 1 started July 28, 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and ended in November 11, 1918.
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