This European country is located to SW of France, and is separated from Africa by the Strait of Gibraltar.
What is Spain?
100
A son of royalty, and one of Europe's early explorers, he sent ships south of Africa in search of a shorter trade route to Asia.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
100
Training workers to do their jobs better is an example of this kind of capital.
What is human capital?
100
In this form of government, citizens have very little involvement in making the rule of law?
What is an autocracy?
100
This part of Europe is where most of the food and vegetables are grown, and it extends into several European countries.
What is the European Plain?
200
This European country is the home of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who recently passed away.
What is the United Kingdom?
200
Food shortages in Russia led to this uprising by the people.
What is the Russian Revolution?
200
In this type of economy, the government decides which goods and services to produce.
What is a command economy?
200
In this form of government, a central government assigns power and duties to smaller units of government within the country.
What is a unitary government?
200
What are the (3) major religions in Europe?
What is Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
300
This European country was once divided into countries, east and west, due to the spread of communism.
What is Germany?
300
The United Nations created the Jewish state of Israel and made genocide a crime as a result of the systematic killing of Jews by Adolf Hitler.
What is the Holocaust?
300
This confederation of nations was created to make Europe more competitive in world markets by removing trade barriers between member nations.
What is the European Union?
300
In this form of government, the central government does not have much power over the smaller units of government.
What is a confederation?
300
This explorer thought he found Asia, but actually found what country?
Who is Christopher Columbus who found what became the USA?
400
This European country was once known as the Soviet Union prior to the end of the Cold War.
What is Russia?
400
This book is the sacred text of Judaism.
What is the Torah?
400
This person invests his or her own money and time to start a business selling a good or a service that people want.
What is an entrepreneur?
400
In this form of government, the central government and the smaller units of government share power.
What is a federal government.
400
The responsibility of the citizens and the government of a country is called
What is citizen participation?
500
This European country was home to the greatest nuclear disaster recorded in history.
What is Ukraine?
500
This agreement ended World War I. and stated that Germany had to pay the Allies large sums of money.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
500
Embargos, tariffs, and quotas are all economic activities designed to slow down trade between countries. These economic strategies are called _________.
What is are trade barriers?
500
In this type of democracy, the prime minister leads the executive branch of government and is also a member of the legislative branch of government
What is a parliamentary democracy?
500
This barrier is a natural barrier to trading with other countries.