Why Isn’t the West Indies a Single Country? (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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If you have ever looked at a map of the Caribbean, you might have noticed that the tiny islands in the Lesser Antilles consist of a whole bunch of tiny, independent countries. All of these countries became independent around the same time and got their independence from the same country: Great Britain. Given their common history and location, why are they a bunch of separate tiny countries rather than one larger one? Learn more about the West Indies and their modern history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone this is Gary and I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be taking a brief summer break this week
0:05.2	So I've lined up some episodes from the archives that statistically I know most of you haven't listened to and if you have heard it
0:11.1	It'll be a good refresher.
0:13.0	I'll be back again with new episodes on July 23rd.
0:16.0	If you've ever looked at a map of the Caribbean,
0:21.0	you might have noticed that the tiny little islands in the lesser Antilles consist of a whole bunch of of the
0:25.0	map of the Caribbean, you might have noticed that the tiny independent countries.
0:27.0	All of those countries became independent around the same time
0:30.0	and got their independence from the same country, Great Britain.
0:33.0	Given their common history and location, why are they a bunch of separate tiny countries
0:37.6	rather than one larger one? Learn more about the West Indies and their modern
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