Divided East and West Germany and came down in 1989.
Berlin Wall
100
What is the name of Sweden's parliament?
Riksdag
100
True or False: The government nationalized banks, schools, and other industries in France.
True
100
True or False: The countries in Europe did not have a big influence on culture throughout the world.
False
100
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
London
200
When a country maintains military forces but does not take sides in conflicts of other nations.
armed neutrality
200
What is the name of the group that Lech Walesa was the leader of?
Solidarity
200
An economy in which the government has little say in how businesses are run.
free-market economy
200
Describe East Germany after WWII. (2 facts)
Soviet Union, communist, poor
200
This was the name of the trade union in Poland that worked to increase pay and improve working conditions.
Solidarity
300
An agreement between Protestants and Catholics to establish the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Good Friday Accord
300
Name two characteristics of the government in the United Kingdom.
Two houses in Parliament, constitutional monarchy, monarch has no real power
300
Describe West Germany after WWII. (2 things)
British soldiers, U.S. soldiers, and wealthy, democratic
300
A famous writer who wrote Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
Charles Dickens
300
What is the reuniting of parts called?
reunification
400
What was the anti-German movement during WWII called?
French Resistance
400
Name two facts about Sweden's government.
Riksdag, Ombudsmen, only one house in the Parliament
400
An economic system in which businesses and industries are owned by the government.
socialism
400
Who was Czeslaw Miloscz?
He was one of Poland's best known writers and a diplomat for the U.S. and France.
400
Describe Germany after WWII.(3 facts)
They were divided into East and West Germany by the Berlin Wall; East was communist, poor, and occupied by the Soviet Union west was democratic, rich, and occupied by the U.S. and Britain
500
The delegation of power to a lower level, especially by the central government.
devolution
500
This person fled the United Kingdom during WWII and became the president of France.
Charles de Gaulle
500
This person helped modernize France and set economic goals for the country.
Jean Monnet
500
Name an important cultural contribution from France and from Germany.
France: Painting, impressionism, "City of Lights"; Germany: Music: Beethoven
500
Name two facts about the government in Poland.
Reserves seats for Ukrainian and German groups, Parliamentary Republic, Upper House is the Senate