In much the same way that the US has changed name (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Colonies) and size, split (civil war) I’d imagine you still consider it a single country. It also happend rather a lot in Europe.
Rather than explain, perhaps you can read the links.
In much the same way that the US has changed name (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Colonies) and size, split (civil war) I’d imagine you still consider it a single country. It also happend rather a lot in Europe.
Rather than explain, perhaps you can read the links.
I should add, Ireland by virtue of being part of Great Britain and Ireland, was at war with Germany. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/irelands-role-in-the-first-world-war
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-men-of-ireland-volunteered-to-fight-in-the-first-world-war
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Switzerland
I lived in Ireland for a while. Saying that would get your ass kicked, after a history lesson, of course.
Lol, perhaps, but it doesn’t make your point right and it really doesn’t change history.