They discovered the New World by accident. They were looking for new routes that would take them quicker to Asia to trade. At the time they did not know the earth was round. They believed it was flat and would sail straight to Asia. Therefore, when Colombus hit the New World he called the natives Indians because he believed he had reached India.
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Czechoslovakia dissolved into Czech Republic (sometimes called Czechia) and Slovakia on January 1st, 1993; it was a peaceful divergence.
Yugoslavia also dissolved, but less peacefully. It led to the Yugoslav wars. Today it is survived by:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Slovenia
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