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Ch. 5 Geography
Europe-Modern History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Industrial Revolution began in _____ _____ in the 1700s. It then moved southeast to Germany. | Great Britain |
| Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? There are 3 reasons. | • Great Britain had a ready supply of natural resources. • There was a plentiful supply of raw materials. • There was a supply of people- human resources. |
| What was the 1st industry moved to factories? | textiles |
| What invention stimulated the growth of more industries? | the railroad |
| How did the Industrial Revolution improve people’s lives? . | People could afford more, cleanliness reduced sickness and disease, people loved healthier and longer lives, and economies in western Europe became stronger. |
| When was World War I? | It began in 1914 |
| A 1917 revolution in Russia created a _________ government. Russia changed its name to the Soviet Union. | communist |
| Who created communism? | Karl Marx |
| In the 1930s there was a world wide _________. Many dictators rose to power as a result. | depression |
| List the Allies in WWII. | Great Britain, France, China, US (1941), Soviet Union (1941) |
| List the Axis Powers in WWII. | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Germany created the Holocaust. What was the Holocaust? | Persecution of the Jews, Romas (gypsies), Poles, and the disabled; over 12 million people were killed |
| Define genocide. | mass murder of a people because of race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture |
| What did the U.S. have to do to end the war in Asia? | Dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What was the Cold War? | a global competition between the democratic US and the communist Soviet Union |
| What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? | 1) help rebuild Europe, 2) stop the spread of communism |
| In 1949 NATO was formed. What is NATO? | An organization that was formed to respond to possible attacks by the Soviet Union |
| What did the Berlin Wall come to symbolize? | It became a symbol of the split between Eastern and Western Europe |
| When did East and West Germany reunite? | October 1990 |
| In 1991 the _______ _________ broke up and many new countries were created in eastern Europe and Asia. | Soviet Spring |
| In 2002 most EU members replaced their money with the _____ - a common currency used throughout the countries of Europe. | euro |
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