Click to follow, share and discuss, and support continuous creation. The world established a new order after World War II, and although there were still wars, there were no more global wars. However, despite the relative peace of the world, there are still countries that have disappeared from the map, and ten countries have disappeared since World War II, three of which are our neighbors.
The ten countries are: United Arab States, Sikkim, etc. The United Arab States existed for only three years, following the accession of the Kingdom of Yemen two months later as Egypt and Syria attempted to merge into the "United Arab Republic", but Syria and Yemen later withdrew, resulting in the disappearance of the United Arab States.
Sikkim was part of the ** and became a hereditary monarchy in 1643 before becoming a British vassal state. After independence, India exerted influence on Sikkim and forcibly appointed Indians as prime ministers of Sikkim in 1949, and emigrated to Sikkim in large numbers.
In 1975, the Indian army staged a coup d'état to take control of the King of Sikkim, followed by a sham "vote" to declare Sikkim officially join India. It is worth mentioning that Sikkim once said "return to China" in desperation, and even hung up the five-star red flag. However, our country was unable to lend a helping hand.
In 1945, Vietnam declared independence as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, but was invaded by France soon after. Fortunately, there was a powerful China that sided with Vietnam at that time and managed to hold on. Finally, in 1954, Vietnam** was divided into two countries: the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam.
These two countries, one pursues Marxism-Leninism and the other believes in ** ideology, which are incompatible with each other. South Vietnam organized the "National Liberation Front", while North Vietnam was supported by China and the Soviet Union. After the United States intervened, the Vietnam War broke out.
With the help of China and the Soviet Union, North Vietnam held out, eventually forcing the United States to sign the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam and retreating. In 1975, North Vietnam completely occupied all of South Vietnam and the following year declared that the country's name had been changed to "Socialist Republic of Vietnam".
After the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones, occupied by the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France. Britain and France, unable to contend with the Soviet Union, decided to merge their occupation zones and form the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, with its capital in Bonn.
Subsequently, the Soviet-controlled eastern occupation zone also established a new **, the GDR, with its capital in Berlin. West Germany relied on the Marshall Plan to recover quickly and produce an economic miracle, while East Germany was in economic difficulties due to the Soviet model, and the gap with West Germany was widening.
Despite the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germans fled to West Berlin. After Gorbachev came to power, the Soviet Union itself was in a difficult situation, and its control over Eastern Europe gradually weakened. In 1989, the GDR took the initiative to dismantle the Berlin Wall, and in 1990 negotiations for reunification were held with West Germany.
At that time, the two Germans faced two paths: to continue, or to achieve reunification. 1. On October 3, 1990, the world witnessed the reunification of East and West Germany, and since then they have become a new state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
East Germany** was dissolved, and the regions were incorporated into West Germany as independent, because East Germany had lost its voice. 2. The Soviet Union was once a huge country, including Soviet Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Transcaucasia and other countries.
However, the Soviet Union eventually embarked on the evil path of hegemonism and collapsed in the struggle for hegemony with the United States, and on December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. Czechoslovakia was founded after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but was annexed by Germany soon after.
In 1945, Czechoslovakia was liberated by the Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was established. In 1989, the Czech Republic experienced the Velvet Revolution, the political situation plummeted, and the name of the country was changed to "Czech and Slovak Federal Republic".
In 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia separated amicably, becoming the "Czech Republic" and the "Slovak Republic". 4. Yugoslavia was formed in 1918 from Serbia, the Kingdom of Montenegro and several Slavic provinces of Austria-Hungary.
After World War II, Tito established the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was mainly composed of six republics, including Serbia and Croatia. However, after Tito's death, Yugoslavia's *** intensified, which eventually led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The upheavals in Eastern Europe have had far-reaching consequences.
In 1991, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yugoslavia collapsed in 1995 after three and a half years of war, and only two of the six republics remained, known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Although Yugoslavia has shrunk by more than half of its territory, it is still ostracized by Western countries. These countries have always refused to recognize the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, because the ** of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia claims that "we are the last Bolsheviks in Europe" and insists on continuing the system of the Yugoslav period.
As a result of this position, Western countries have been imposing sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and have carried out bombing. It was not until 2003 that Montenegro declared independence, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia finally became history.