France, Britian, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Spain or Italy
100
Has 192 member countries and helps them work together to promote peace.
What is the UN?
100
How are social democracies different from other democracies?
Citizens are taxed at a higher rate, but receive more benefits from the government. Health care, education....
100
Communism attempts to make everyone equal not only politically (same rights), but also in what other way?
Economically
100
How does hyperinflation differ from inflation?
it is a more extreme example
200
Who controlled the Warsaw Pact?
USSR
200
Countries must give up some sovereignty to join this group
What is EU?
200
What do IGO, NGO & INGO stand for?
A bonus point if you can tell me who owned bingo the dog.
International Governmental Organization
Non Governmental Organization
International Non Governmental organization
(a farmer)
200
What is the term for when the US fought wars in countries where communism was expanding?
Containment
200
Name two types of people who would not like inflation
people with savings, set incomes or people who loaned money to other people
300
What idea prevented the 'cold war' from becoming a 'hot' war?
MAD
300
This group developes medicines and gives them to those who need them
What is the WHO
300
About how many different languages are spoken in Europe?
50
300
Name a European country, other than Russia, that used to be communist or part of a coummunist country.
Estonia, Latvia, Romania....
300
How are capitalism and communism different?
Capitalism is only an economic word and people keep most of the money they make.
Communism is both economic and political and wealth is redistributed to make people more equal
400
What communist country slowly broke up, beginning in 1992, into Slovenia, Coatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro & Macedonia
Yugoslavia
400
This group has a security council
What is the UN
400
What are the two most common religions in Europe?
Christianity & Islam
400
How did the Cold War end?
The Soviet Union fell apart due to mismanagement
400
Name a group of people who, when switching from communism to capitalism, would be strongly effected. Why?
The elderly. They had not been saving money throughout their lives
500
What country was in control of the Aral sea when it begain losing its water & why could that government so quickly decide to use the water from rivers flowing into the sea for irrigation without anyone complaining?
USSR; command economy
500
Members must prove they are independent, stable and wealthy before they can join
What is the EU?
500
What is the Gulf Stream and how does it affect the weather in Europe?
Current of warm air from the Equator, warms Europe
500
What is the 'redistribution of wealth' and why is it necessary under communism?
Evenly dividing property and money between all people to create equality
500
How does reducing tariffs increase wealth?
Redicing tariffs will lower the cost of imported goods. When the price of goods is cheaper, more people will buy more things. When more people buy more goods and services, more jobs are created. This creates more people willing to spend more money.