Atlas of the Twentieth Century

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Answered Questions

Frequently Addressed Quibbles

• About the Author:
  • Q: Who are you, and why should we trust the accuracy of your information?
    • Q: No. Really. Why should I believe anything you say? You're just some guy on Internet.
  • Q: What are your sources?
  • Q: Why would you want to give away all this neat information for free?
  • Q: How can I help?
  • Q: What kind of software do you use to draw your maps?
  • Q: You have way too much time on your hands.
• Where can I find a map of ...?
• Can you recommend a good history of the 20th Century?
• Country Labels:
  • Language: What's the deal with Shqipëria and Magyarszág? What happened to Albania and Hungary?
  • Abbreviations: What do "DE" and "RU" mean?
• Politics and other unholy activities:
  • Q: What do you mean when you say...?
    • authoritarian?
    • communist?
    • democracies or democracy?
    • left wing
    • right wing
  • Q: Why did you classify the United States as a Limited Democracy in the 1910s and a Full Democracy in the 1920s?
  • Q: That country is not a _______; it's a constitutional monarchy!
  • Q: Do democracies make war on one another?
  • Q: Is government responsible for more deaths in the 20th Century than any other cause?
  • Q: So who's worse -- Hitler or Stalin?
    • Q: Was Hitler democratically elected?

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Last updated January 2003

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