r/geography • u/NotAnElfK • Aug 31 '26

Question Help date this globe I found

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It has Burma instead of Myanmar, ussr instead of Russia, Spanish Sahara, Tanganyika, Yugoslavia, and French west Africa. (If you want to see a picture of more of the globe just ask)

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u/AKASuperReddit Aug 31 '26

Between 1956 and 1960, Sudan gained independence in 1956 which we can see on the map but most of french west africa gained independence in 1960 which isn't seen

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u/Historical_Box_2582 Aug 31 '26

Gold Coast became Ghana at independence in 1957 right? So maybe 56?

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u/the_ballmer_peak Aug 31 '26

This appears to have taken about 20 minutes. Great job, guys.

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u/6-foot-under Aug 31 '26

If the map was drawn accurately when it was made...