Geography
The nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded.
What is Chernobyl?
Hitler's attempt at the systematic destruction of the Jews, blacks, gypsies, and others
What is the Holocaust?
Distrust between the US and the USSR, development of nuclear weapons, and the Space Race
What is the Cold War?
The leader of Parliament (Head of Government) in the United Kingdom.
What is the Prime Minister?
Willing to take risks, invest in capital resources, generate new ideas, and help a country adapt to new trends
Water pollution, kills plants and animals, and damage to buildings
What is acid rain?
The Treaty of Versailles made the German people angry, bitter, humiliated, unemployed, and desperate. They had lost hope. Hitler promised them jobs, food, money, etc.
The Iron Curtain and the Cold War
The Berlin Wall became a symbol of what two things?
What is the difference between a Parliamentary Democracy and a Presidential Democracy?
In a Parliamentary system, the head of government is a member of the legislature. In a Presidential system, the head of government is separate from the legislature.
What are the differences between economic mixed, market, and command economies?
In a mixed economy, businesses are owned by both individuals and the government. In a market economy, businesses are owned by individuals. In a command economy, businesses are owned by the government.
Thes geographic feature has been most responsible for extensive trade throughout Europe.
What are rivers?
Alliances, militarism, nationalism, and imperialism
What were the causes of World War I?
An international event divided the European economy between 1945 and 1990.
What is the Cold War?
A government system where one leader has absolute control
What is an autocracy?
How does a country's literacy rate impact its gross domestic product?
The higher the literacy rate (the smarter the population), the higher the GDP
Resources are located in remote areas that are hard to develop due to the cold temperatures in this country?
What is Russia?
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land, take full responsibility for WWI, pay reparations, and limit its military.
What was the treaty of Versailles
The communists were not able to compete with the appeal of economic and political freedom in the West.
What is the Collapse of the Soviet Union.
A government system where power is divided equally between one central authority and several regional authorities
What is a federation?
How will technology, education, training, and updated equipment for employees impact a country's economy?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have this trait in common. They only worship ONE god
What is a monotheistic religion?
Misleading or biased information designed to promote a particular political view
What is propaganda?
It showed that European countries could put aside differences and work towards democracy.
What did Germany's reunification signify?
How is the Prime Minister in the United Kingdom chosen?
The Prime minister is elected through the parliament which is elected by the people
The European Union is an example of this type of government system.
What is Confedaration?