1.

Mexico has been independent for nearly 200 years.

2.

The telephone was invented over a hundred years ago .

3.

Brasilia has been the capital city of Brazil since 1960.

4.

Jazz first became popular during the 1920s.

5.

World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945.

6.

Vietnam was separated into two parts for about 30 years.

7.

East and West Germany have been united since the Berlin Wall came down.

8.

Electric streetcars were introduced in the 1900s.