The areas in dark gray are the Russian Empire, Vichy France, United States, spheres of influence in Siam and Qing China as well as the modern-day disputed regions of Kashmir (Siachen) and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
Seems a little arbitrary since you're counting the English, presumably, as "Germanic" people and the United States started essentially as a collection of English colonies. They still speak the same language and have retained much of the same culture over the centuries... so... what exactly makes something Germanic anyway if not language and culture? England has got French, Latin, Norse, Celtic, and other bits mixed in with its "German"ness... it can't possibly be genetic heritage because that's the same sort of nonsensical belief that informs the pseudoscience of "race", which objectively does not exist in homo sapiens - we are all mixed.
Good work on the quiz all the same, just, seems like an arbitrary and confusing distinction.
It is a little bit arbitrary, and I can see an argument either way but I think it's fine the way it is. We can call English Germanic and American almost-but-not-quite-Germanic.
And I personally wouldn't include Australia now... but the quiz is "ever" and I'm fairly sure I would include Australia before 1900 when it was unambiguously part of the British Empire.
You may argue that it is a rather mixed language with words derived from many other languages with drastically different origins, and you would be right.
However, by standards, English is considered a Germanic language. I'm not a master of this subject but there are several articles you can find online explaining it.
I don’t think it makes much sense to include the Spanish Empire under the Hapsburgs but not America. The United States has been led by Germanic throughout its entire nationhood.
Would it be possible to include the "show missing countries" feature, or does the fragmented nature of the map prevent that? I had to spend quite a bit of time hunting down the last few fragments. Either way, great quiz!
It is possible to include that, but it would make the quiz a much easier version of the regular CotW, so I don't plan to add that, sorry for any inconveniences
Great quiz! I'm really curious about all of the land in South and Central America though. Is it because of Hapsburg Spain (more specifically the Iberian Union, since they also seem to have Portugal and a large chunk of Brazil)?
The disinclusion of the Louisiana Purchase territory seems rather unfounded. The ethnic makeup of America had not radically diverged from the empire that begat it by the time of Jefferson, who himself viewed Hengist and Horsa as his role models.
Shouldn't the USA be entirely green? Its rulers have ever been Germanic ever since (let it be the elected presidents or most of the powerful families). And as stated earlier, the (entire) Russian Empire has been ruled by many German Tsars.
Why is Spain (full of mixed race and non-Germanic people) included if it was ruled by Germanic Hapsburg monarchs, but not America led by Germanic presidents and a Germanic Congress?
So, all but 18 of them. This should be a "All Modern Countries Never Controlled by Germanic People" quiz. The problem with going the 178 route instead of the 18 – besides the length of time and that it's basically just the Countries of the World quiz – is that there's no option to highlight the missing countries, so you have to zoom hunt for the bits that are too small to see. The challenge isn't to know the names of all these countries, but to find the invisible bits to determine which of the 196 countries that you've memorized need to be typed in.
For most people, there's not much fun in another Countries on a Map, and Iluvbread123 has stated as such above you. The fun in it for me is to find the slivers. Maybe this isn't everyone's jam, but it is fun this way for some people, myself included.
Great quiz! What about the British concession in Shanghai? Also could you make a circle for Hong Kong, because it's kinda hard to see, even when the map is zoomed in
would it be at all possible to do a "show missing countries" button? I was missing 7 countries and had to go over each inch of the map twice to figure out which tiny pieces I was missing
Rather than a show missing countries, would it then be possible to get circles or light-blue water for the micro-countries? I don't mind the challenge but it's a bit annoying trying to cross-reference the Caribbean or Morocco/Algeria/Azerbaijan, for example.
Depending on the definition of "people" there could be even more countries:
-Russia was ruled by Catherine the Great was born in Stettin, Prussia. Her husband (and predecessor) Peter III of Russia was born in Prussia (Kiel) too and could hardly speak russian.
-Depend on how far you want to go back in time: There were Germanic Tribes in northern Africa around the year 500. Specially the Vandals come to my mind.
But to be fair this is just nitpicking and the quiz is amazing.
I sort of did forget about how Catherine the Great was a Prussian Princess as well as how Peter III could barely speak Russian. I actually learnt this specific bit of history in class a couple years back
I also did completely forget about Vandals in North Africa. I'll add that when I get to update this next. Thanks!
1) Aren't Americans mostly german people? 2) Why there's small point on China, while irl there was huge amount of colonies of UK(Hong Kong) and Germany(Qingdao) 3) Russian Empire was ruled by Romanov's dynasty, who later became Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, and they were more german than russian, if you check their family tree. So you should add all countries of Central Asia and some Russian territories in Caucasus, Mongolia, China and Japan.
2- There are multiple spots on the map if you look closely. It's just that I only highlighted Hankou (modern-day Wuhan) with a dot as I thought it'd be too small to be visible.
3- Didn't know the dynasty became a branch of a German royal house. I should probably add it
I didn't think this was going to be much of a challenge until I realized it was actually going to be a treasure hunt for tiny bits of yellow. Nice job.
All of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, parts of Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma should be included. They became part of New Spain under the Trastamaras, and a Habsburg possession when the last queen of the dynasty (Joanna of Castile) died in 1555. Centuries later they were conquered by the US, whose politically dominant classes are predominantly Germanic (people whose ancestors were English, Scottish, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Belgian, Austrian, Swiss, French [the Franks were from Scandinavia]). One could also argue the majority of the country was of Germanic origin at the time of the conquest (1846-1847).
So it's "countries of the world" except sometimes you don't get to see the whole country, and also eighteen countries are missing. These "modern-day countries of X" quizzes get old really fast. They're all just different versions of regurgitating the 196 names. If you can do the "countries of the world without a map", every single one of these quizzes is redundant. Just type in the exact same things and get 100%.
I mean, it's not like they are particularly hard, but it's fun to see the extent of the empires/groups. If you see the quizzes for their educational value, maybe they will seem more appealing.
Not to be a complainer but barely putting a portion of Algeria is mad misleading. I knew it was a French colony but made doubt when I could barely see it.
Trading posts are excluded
for obvious reasonsTributaries are included
The areas in dark gray are the Russian Empire, Vichy France, United States, spheres of influence in Siam and Qing China as well as the modern-day disputed regions of Kashmir (Siachen) and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
P.S. Cuba became an American protectorate
Good work on the quiz all the same, just, seems like an arbitrary and confusing distinction.
And I personally wouldn't include Australia now... but the quiz is "ever" and I'm fairly sure I would include Australia before 1900 when it was unambiguously part of the British Empire.
However, by standards, English is considered a Germanic language. I'm not a master of this subject but there are several articles you can find online explaining it.
Also whether the US is Germanic is really tough to determine because of how people generally go by race and not ethnicity
Although I'm yet to update itIt is possible to include that, but it would make the quiz a much easier version of the regular CotW, so I don't plan to add that, sorry for any inconveniences
I might as well say congrats on the feature right nowYou were wrong, but thanks anyway lol- sumguy, 2k21
I'll add that the next time I update this
Thanks
-Russia was ruled by Catherine the Great was born in Stettin, Prussia. Her husband (and predecessor) Peter III of Russia was born in Prussia (Kiel) too and could hardly speak russian.
-Depend on how far you want to go back in time: There were Germanic Tribes in northern Africa around the year 500. Specially the Vandals come to my mind.
But to be fair this is just nitpicking and the quiz is amazing.
I also did completely forget about Vandals in North Africa. I'll add that when I get to update this next. Thanks!
2- There are multiple spots on the map if you look closely. It's just that I only highlighted Hankou (modern-day Wuhan) with a dot as I thought it'd be too small to be visible.
3- Didn't know the dynasty became a branch of a German royal house. I should probably add it
>be germanic
>feels good man
1. No, they never reached that territorial extent before the end of the Habsburg dynasty in 1700.
2. Washington was never under full Spanish control and only claimed as part of the Nootka Territory.
3. Scots and French people are not Germanic.
I've stated that in the pinned comment
If your complaint is about it being similar to CotW, there are countless other featured quizzes on JP that are quite literally CotW but with a twist.
Will add in the upcoming update, thanks
Great quiz!