In 1957, six European nations joined the European ____.
European Community
100
Eastern Europe and Russia extend to cover how many continents?
2
100
A type of controlled economy where the government dictates what farmers can grow, prices factories can charge for goods, amount workers can be paid, and etc is known as a ____ economy.
Command economy
100
What’s the world’s largest country, almost twice the size of the US?
Russia
200
When and why was NATO formed?
After World War II to keep larger countries (like Russia) from attacking (specifically) European nations
200
In 1994, the nations of the European Community renamed themselves the European ____.
European Union (EU)
200
Divided into three groups, together all 12 countries form the ____ of ____ ____.
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
200
The opposite of a command economy is a ____ ____ economy, where people – not governments – own companies, farms, factories, etc.
Free market economy
200
From 1922 – 1991 Russia was part of a larger nation known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or simply the ____ ____.
Soviet Union
300
How many countries make up NATO?
16; 14 in Western Europe plus the US and Canada
300
The meeting place for the EU is found in Brussels, ____.
Belgium
300
1917 and the Communist Party
The Russian Revolution occurred in ____, resulting in the rise of what political party
300
Poland
Which nation is the largest in Eastern Europe?
300
What was the name of the Russian-built nuclear power plant near Kiev in the Ukraine that had a Category 7 meltdown in 1986?
Chernobyl
400
Since Russia is no longer such an imminent threat, what is NATO’s role today?
Bringing peace to countries that have wars
400
Since 1999, all the EU members use the same currency, known as the ____.
Euro
400
Before the Communists took power in Russia, what was the leader of the country (similar to a king) called?
The czar
400
A group of workers united to protect their jobs and wages is known as a ____ union. What was Poland’s most famous union and its charismatic leader?
Trade union; Solidarity, Lech Walesa
400
Name the last communist (Russian) president who, pressured by President Ronald Reagan, allowed the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in East Germany.
Mikhail Gorbachev
500
Countries in Eastern Europe, that are not a part of NATO, compose another group that often works with NATO for peaceful resolution of crises. What are they called?
That group is called ____ for ____. Partnership for Peace (PfP)
500
List the three main sources of energy in Western Europe.
Hydroelectric power, solar energy, and geothermal energy
500
Beginning with Poland in 1989, what year did communism fall in Russia?
1991
500
When the government sells its factories to private companies this is called ____.
Privatization
500
List the seven continents of the Earth.
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Asia