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View Poll Results: Favorite defunct 20th century nation?
Austria-Hungary 8 12.50%
USSR 21 32.81%
Yugoslavia (all regimes) 5 7.81%
Free State of Danzig 1 1.56%
German Empire (till 1918) 6 9.38%
German Reich (1933-1945) 8 12.50%
Spanish Republic 2 3.13%
Russian Empire 2 3.13%
Ottoman Empire (till 1922) 6 9.38%
Other (specify) 13 20.31%
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Old 02-02-2007, 13:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Most definetly Serbia.

Responsible for more deaths than Uncle Joe.
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Old 02-06-2007, 21:39 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Austria-Hungary

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Austria-Hungary by far. It sucks that the allies forced the abdication of the ENTIRE FREAKIN' HABSBURG DYNASTY.
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Old 03-05-2007, 02:34 AM   #19 (permalink)
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I miss USSR because we would have seen more cool Soviet weapons by now and even more cooler US weapons. :-(
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Old 03-07-2007, 16:57 PM   #20 (permalink)
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India. Not the Republic of India as it stands now, but the united country that comprised of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, and existed 60 years ago.

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Old 04-13-2007, 16:34 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I voted USSR. Why? Because since their demise Europe, the UK and all our defence has gone to pot. We are getting hundreds of thousands of emigres pouring west wanting it all now, from us, without exception!!

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german empire was so Awesome, almost won ww1 if the americans hadnt intervene and didnt harass the U.S with submarines =]
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Old 02-02-2008, 00:41 AM   #23 (permalink)
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german empire was so Awesome, almost won ww1
Nope, not even close. In fact, if the Americans had not intervened, all sides would've called it quits.
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Old 02-02-2008, 01:30 AM   #24 (permalink)
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"long live the republic of formosa!"

My birthplace. I'll raise a glass.

That said, the USSR. 74 years of living hell for mankind. Good riddance.
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Old 02-25-2008, 11:04 AM   #25 (permalink)
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And some call it progress
The lefties call it our "duty" - Sorry cannot swear!!
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India. Not the Republic of India as it stands now, but the united country that comprised of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, and existed 60 years ago.

Well wasnt our fault it was all in one piece when we give it back to you ......you know the rule " we break we buy ...you break you buy
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Grand Duchy of Fenwick
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Burma (or is it Myanmar?)
But that is not defunct..yet
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France.

It hasn't been of any use since the American Revolution.
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