Political
Headquartered in New York City, this international organization was created after WWII to maintain peace and facilitate Diplomacy.
What is the United Nations (UN)?
This 27-member union allows for the free movement of people and goods across most of the European continent.
What is the European Union (EU)?
This term describes land surrounded by water on three sides, such as the Iberian, Scandinavian, or Italian landmasses.
What is a Peninsula?
This term describes a city like London where many different cultures and ethnicities maintain their distinct traditions side-by-side.
What is Multicultural?
In this economic system, prices for goods are determined by consumers and competition rather than government decree.
What is a Free Market?
This military alliance, founded in 1949, was originally designed to provide collective security for Western Europe against the Soviet Union.
What is NATO?
Most European nations use this system, which blends free-market capitalism with government-funded social programs.
What is a Mixed Economy?
Great Britain and Iceland are both examples of this type of landmass, which is entirely surrounded by water.
What is an Island?
This 14th-century event, also known as the "Black Death," killed nearly one-third of Europe's population.
What is a Pandemic?
The Mediterranean is a prime example of this type of body of water, which is almost completely enclosed by land.
What is an Inland Sea?
This 19th-century ideology, emphasizing loyalty to one’s nation, was a primary driver for the unification of Germany and Italy.
What is Nationalism?
The rise of this digital industry allows Europeans to bypass physical stores and purchase goods across borders via the internet.
What is E-Commerce?
Countries like Switzerland and Belarus share this geographical trait, meaning they have no direct access to an ocean.
What is Landlocked?
Historically, Europe is a Christian continent, but this religion is the fastest-growing in many Western nations due to migration.
What is Islam?
This Nordic economic philosophy advocates for the community to regulate the means of production to ensure social welfare.
What is Socialism?
During the "Scramble for Africa," European powers practiced this policy of extending their rule over foreign territories to extract
What is Colonialism?
This medieval system organized European society around land ownership and the relationship between lords and vassals.
What is Feudalism?
Common in Norway, these are long, narrow, deep inlets of the sea carved out by ancient glaciers.
What are Fjords?
This refers to a specific group within a larger culture, such as the "Goth" movement in the UK or "Punks" in Russia.
What is a Subculture?
In this economic system, used in the USSR, what to produce and who gets it is decided by the government.
What is command economy?
This political system, which dominated the USSR for most of the 20th century, seeks a classless society through state ownership.
What is Communism?
Popular in Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries, this theory held that a nation's power depended on accumulating gold through a trade surplus.
What is Mercantilism?
This narrow body of water, such as the Bosporus in Turkey, connects two larger bodies of water and is often a strategic trade point.
What is a Strait?
This religion broke off from the Catholic church based on the writings of Martin Luthor.
What is Protestantism?
This type of agreement makes it easier to exchange goods and services between nations.
What is a free trade agreement?