Geography
The nuclear power plant exploded.
What happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986?
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 are three characteristics of the Cold War?
Prime Minister
Who is the leader of Parliament (Head of Government) in the United Kingdom?
Willing to take risks, invest in capital resources, generate new ideas, and help a country adapt to new trends
What are the four ways an entrepreneur contributes to a country's economy?
Water pollution, kills plants and animals, and damage to buildings
What are the primary effects of 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.
How did the Treaty of Versailles help Hitler come to power?
The Iron Curtain and the Cold War
The Berlin Wall became a symbol of what two things?
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 is the difference between a Parliamentary Democracy and a Presidential Democracy?
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.
What is the difference between a mixed economy, market economy, and command economy?
What geographic feature has been most responsible for extensive trade throughout Europe?
Alliances, militarism, nationalism, and imperialism
What were the four major causes of World War I?
The Cold War
What international event divided the European economy between 1945 and 1990?
A government system where one leader has absolute control
What is an autocracy?
The higher the literacy rate (the smarter the population), the higher the GDP
How does a country's literacy rate impact its gross domestic product?
Resources are located in remote areas that are hard to develop due to the cold temperatures.
How does Russia's climate impact its ability to utilize its natural resources?
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land, take full responsibility for WWI, pay reparations, and limit its military.
What were the 4 provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
The communists were not able to compete with the appeal of economic and political freedom in the West.
Why did communism collapse in the Soviet Union in 1989?
A government system where power is divided equally between one central authority and several regional authorities
What is a federation?
Increase a country's GDP
How will technology, education, training, and updated equipment for employees impact a country's economy?
Monotheism- belief in one God
What characteristic do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
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?
The leader of the party with the most people in the House of Commons is the Prime Minister.
How is the Prime Minister in the United Kingdom chosen?
Confederation
The European Union is an example of which type of government system?