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History of Yemen in maps
Yemen as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1914 to 2015: Yemen. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Yemen before it was Yemen? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Yemen · Industrial Revolution
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Yemen · WWI
| Germany and its allies — the Central Powers — the opening position | |
| Germany and its allies — the Central Powers | |
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories |
Yemen · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Yemen · Cold War
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Yemen · Decolonization of Africa
| Independent before 1945 — the opening position |
DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Yemen · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
| Refused: women excluded; ERA never ratified — the opening position | |
| No reform yet / outside this story |
FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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