Vocab
What's a dike?
Large bank of earth and stone that holds back water
When did WW1 start?
1914
What material is used as fuel for cooking and heating?
Peat
What family was executed?
Romanov family
What's the largest island?
Great Britain
What's a satellite?
A country controlled by another country
What treaty did Germany resent, marking the start of WW2?
Treaty of Versailles
When did the potato famine hit Ireland?
1840s
What mountain range is found in Russia?
Ural Mountains
Europe stretches from the Atlantic to what mountain range?
Urals
What's communism?
The idea that society should be based on public ownership and communal control of property
What were the Crusades?
Series of religious wars
What two parts divide Ireland?
Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
In the 1600s, who was the Czar?
Peter the Great
Besides Great Britain, what other two islands is found in Europe?
Ireland and Iceland
What's russification?
Form of culture assimilation
The Cold War was a power struggle between who?
The US and Soviet Union
What is Ireland's nickname?
Emerald Isle
What Russian man was the founder of communism?
Karl Marx
How many states does the European Union have?
27
What's a mestizo?
People of indigenous decent
What event happened in Germany towards the end of WW2?
Holocaust
What were reformers of Ireland called?
Protesants
How many countries did Russia split into in 1991?
15
Which river is considered the most important in Eurpope?
Rhine River