Vocabulary
An extremely rapid and sharp increase in prices
What is Hyperinflation
In 1945, U.S. and British forces faced Soviet forces along a line stretching across Germany and Central Europe which resulted in the _____________.
What is the Cold War
What were the 3 effects of World War II?
17 million European soldiers died. Holocaust caused millions of death in Concentration camps. Destruction of Europe
A political movement that removed the French king from power and formed a republic
What is French Revolution
European powers tried to restore monarchy and _____________ took control killing the king and queen
What are Radicals (or Jacobins)
The mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II
What is the Holocaust
In the early 1920s, Germany, Austria, and Hungary faced _________________. People’s savings were destroyed
What is Depression
What caused the collapse of Communism in Europe?
People had no motive to work hard since government limited pay
There were multiple strikes in countries such as Poland and Romania and some countries even eliminated communism
The application of machine power to manufacturing in the 1800s and the resulting transformation of societies
What is the Industrial Revolution
General named _____________ took power in ________ and declared himself emperor of France. Created an empire
What is Napoleon and 1799
Period of hostility between the mid to late 1900s between the U.S. and its allies on one side and the Soviet Union and its allies on the other side
What is the Cold War
The United States started the Marshall plan to encourage democracy and it is known as ________________ which offered money to help European countries rebuild their economy.
What is the Recovery Plan
What was the effect of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars? (One for each)
Forced King Louis XVI to give up absolute monarchy and acknowledge all rights of citizens
Defeat promoted European leaders to balance nations’ powers. Strengthened civil rights and ideal of democracy
The belief that all people in a nation are a distinct group, regardless of ethnicity or race
What is Nationalism
A growing number of countries in Western and Northern Europe gained elected _________________. By the late 1800s, Northern and Western European countries became true ________________.
What is legislature and democracy
Economic and political partnership among member nations
What is European Union
Economic crisis caused a new idea known as ______________, a political system that stresses national strength, military power, and belief state is more important than individual.
What is Facism
What was 1 advantage of the Industrial Revolution?
Greatly increased Europe’s wealth and income by creating factories
Process of creating an empire by taking over other areas
What is Imperialism
Mid 1800s, new technologies made _______________ faster and ________________ spread across Europe.
A period during the 1600s and 1700s when scholars studied culture and society by applying reason and natural laws
What is Enlightenment
Germans fleeing to the West by crossing West Berlin. In _______, World War I broke out in _________________.
What is 1914 and Southeastern Europe
What were two disadvantages of the Industrial Revolution?
Caused brutal working conditions
Cities had a dangerous and unsanitary conditions
Bonus: Dividing line between democratic West and communist east ran through center of Germany.
What is the Berlin Wall
France became a ______________ with no king and ____________ was created for England.
What is constitutional monarchy and parliment