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Map stories on anniversaries and questions in the news: how wars, treaties and empires changed the map, with border maps you can compare and explore.
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Europe's New MapOn 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall opened. Within four years the map of Europe was redrawn: see the borders before and after.
- How World War I Redrew the Map of EuropeFour empires fell in World War I and a belt of new states appeared from Finland to Yugoslavia. Compare Europe in 1914 and 1920.
- How Big Was the Mongol Empire, Really?The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Drag it across the globe and compare it with modern countries.
- The Silk Road on a Map: Stops, Empires and TravellersFollow the Silk Road from Chang'an to Antioch, with the states that ruled each stop and the travellers who walked it.
- America at 250: How the United States Grew on the MapThe Declaration of Independence was adopted on 4 July 1776. Follow the United States from thirteen colonies to a continental nation.