My globe has "Korea" (as one country) instead of "Chosen", so should be from > 1945. On the other hand, it's in the same color as Japan. And it also has "Italian Somaliland" and "Abyssinia" instead of "Somalia" and "Ethiopia". So it could be from < 1941. Given the size of Germany, and Finland bordering the Barents Sea, I think it's pre-WW2.

Complicating factor: the maker of my globe often uses two names in the period surrounding a name transition. Thailand is called "Thailand (SIAM)". The name in capitals is not necessarily an official name, because there's also a PAKISTAN, which is a post-WW2 development.

Confused.