tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post5315044868837167837..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Internet quizgcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-46420330138084740352015-06-23T06:09:36.074-04:002015-06-23T06:09:36.074-04:00Yes, I thought South Africa was a little problemat...Yes, I thought South Africa was a little problematic as well, but those were Moynihan's answers, not mine. Thanks for the link!gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-46018978630570804822015-06-23T03:21:18.316-04:002015-06-23T03:21:18.316-04:00I knew I could have a problem with Sweden, but obv...I knew I could have a problem with Sweden, but obviously I made a confusion with Norway. <br /><br />About South Africa (I lived in Pretoria from 2011 to mid 2014) I was thinking about it, but since the ANC waged a peoples's war for 2 decades with tens of thousands of casualties, I couldn't think it was non violent. <br /><br />By the way, I wrote an article after Mandela's death on that topic, for the french Institut Turgot. <br /><br />Since I know you learned French, I give you the link, I hope you won't mind.<br />http://blog.turgot.org/index.php?post/Braun-MandelaOlivier Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755707079233685981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-25189789205550578752015-06-23T02:46:23.005-04:002015-06-23T02:46:23.005-04:00I would guess with Liechtenstein, the issue was th...I would guess with Liechtenstein, the issue was the post WWI settlement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein#20th_centurygcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-74280468936596765502015-06-23T02:44:17.517-04:002015-06-23T02:44:17.517-04:00I thought Ireland was a problem for Moynihan's...I thought Ireland was a problem for Moynihan's list as well, but I guess cleaving off part of a country by violence didn't count.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-68652654811058222622015-06-23T02:43:20.909-04:002015-06-23T02:43:20.909-04:00Nick, it struck me too, how dominant the Anglosphe...Nick, it struck me too, how dominant the Anglosphere is in this list: even South Africa!gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-27799329502900440162015-06-22T21:31:02.623-04:002015-06-22T21:31:02.623-04:00US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerlan...US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Liechtenstein. Josiah Neeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991797256901556143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-1536048675223529612015-06-22T21:19:12.990-04:002015-06-22T21:19:12.990-04:00Didn't know Iceland wasn't a state in 1914...Didn't know Iceland wasn't a state in 1914. And we sort of invaded Iceland in the 1940's too, I think, though didn't really change its government.<br /><br />The anglosphere predominates in the list, is the lesson I draw.Nick Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982579343160429422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-16929004099840221432015-06-22T21:09:23.116-04:002015-06-22T21:09:23.116-04:00Doh! Oz and NZ of course! Stupid to have missed th...Doh! Oz and NZ of course! Stupid to have missed those. Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-68906548755503300112015-06-22T21:07:43.192-04:002015-06-22T21:07:43.192-04:00Before peeking at the others ...
Canada
USA
Gr Br...Before peeking at the others ...<br /><br />Canada<br />USA<br />Gr Britain(? Ireland might be a problem here)<br />The better neutrals in ww2 Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco.<br />Mexico(?)<br /><br /><br />Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-3326012478200588112015-06-22T20:38:31.669-04:002015-06-22T20:38:31.669-04:00No, Norway had a fascist puppet state in the 1940s...No, Norway had a fascist puppet state in the 1940s! The one you missed is a bit of a surprise: South Africa! The apartheid regime was not violently overthrown.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-60744146853307837942015-06-22T20:36:35.206-04:002015-06-22T20:36:35.206-04:00Iceland was not a state yet! The rest you got.Iceland was not a state yet! The rest you got.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-55337361929912242342015-06-22T19:14:44.974-04:002015-06-22T19:14:44.974-04:00UK, Canada, US, Australia, NZ, Sweden, Switzerland...UK, Canada, US, Australia, NZ, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland?? (I failed history.)Nick Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982579343160429422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-3567889818124185862015-06-22T03:14:58.923-04:002015-06-22T03:14:58.923-04:00I think that there is no such state in Asia nor So...I think that there is no such state in Asia nor South America nor Africa. Europe's map has changed a lot and had 2 wars, a lot of coups.<br /><br />Let's say :<br />- Switzerland<br />- Great britain<br />- Norway<br />- United States of America<br />for sure.<br /><br />Maybe also Sweden. If you count the british dominions (were they States ?) I would add Australia, New-Zealand and Canada.Olivier Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755707079233685981noreply@blogger.com