Government & Economics
WWI
WWII & The Cold War
Environmental Issues & Geography
100
- Monarch is symbolic (she has no real power)
- Parliament hold the real power
- Prime Minister is leader of Parliament
1. The statement above describes which country's government?
United Kingdom
100
One main effect of the Russian Revolution was that...
Communists gained control of Russia
100
Hitler's systematic murder of about 6 million Jews and other Europeans is know as the...
Holocaust
100
What is the main reason that most of Russia's population is in western Russia?
Milder Climates (not as harsh)
200
One important benefit of using the Euro is that..
member nations do not have to exchange currencies
200
What was a major cause of WWI? (The EVENT that started it all!)
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
200
The fall of the Berlin Wall led directly to the...
Reunification of Germany
200
What environmental disaster occurred in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine?
A nuclear reactor explosion
300
The economy of the United Kingdom is BEST described as a...
Mixed Economy
300
Which was a cause of the Russian Revolution?
Food Shortages, people were unhappy
300
What happened after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union broke up into 15 different countries. ______ was the largest country created (double points for this!)
300
What geographical feature (mountain range) divides European Russia from Asian Russia?
The Urals
400
Before the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and East Germany had which type of economic structure?
Command
400
World War I was fought in the years___.
1914-1918
400
The economic depression in Germany following WWI is a reason that...
Hitler came into power
400
What physical features are at A, C, & E?
A- Ural Mountains
C- Iberian Peninsula
E- Mediterranean Sea
500
These two government officials are in charge of the military and control the government.
The Prime Minister & President
500
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, ________________ had to admit they had started the war and to pay money to the Allies.
Germany
500
After WWII, which countries stood alone as the world's two superpowers?
The United States and The Soviet Union
500
What countries are at J, K, M, & O?
J- France
K- United Kingdom
M- Russia
O- Germany