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2nd Semester Review/7-1

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Machines designed for war were mass produced for the first time for   World War I  
Groups formed to bargain with factory owners for workers rights are   Unions  
Main goal of the Marshall Plan   help rebuild Europe after WWII  
Leader responsible for the Holocaust   Adolf Hitler  
World War II ended when   the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan  
The Truman Doctrine   plan to support countries fighting communism  
The euro is   a currenct of the European Union  
policy that discouraged attack by threatening nuclear war   deterrence  
country once split into democratic and communist parts but now reunited   Germany  
Four regions of the United Kingdom   England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland  
80% of France's energy comes from   nuclear power plants  
In Belgium, tensions arise   between Walloons and Flemings  
drained lands that have rich farming soil   polders  
Poland's farmers grow more of this than any other country in Europe   potatoes and rye  
Bulgarians vacation at resorts on the   Black Sea  
Russia is the   largest country in the world  
under communist rule   the government controls the economy  
Who was the Czar-Liberator that freed the serfs in 1861   Alexander II  
dictator of the Soviet Union from the late 1920's until after WW II   Joseph Stalin  
Ivan III made Muscovy stronger by driving out the   Mongols  
first Russian civilization   Kievan Rus  
Communist leaders control the economy using   five year plans  
The Cold War   was between the Soviet Union and the United States  
"Venice of the North"   St. Petersburg  
Russian stories passed down orally through generations   skazki  
Only ice free Russian port   Kaliningrad  
Russian troops fought rebellious ethnic groups called   Chechens  
Judiasm was first practiced by   Israelites  
Mesopotamian civilization developed in   the Fertile Crescent  
Christians celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead   Easter  
Muslims call God   Allah  
Holiest Jewish day   Yom Kippur  
Muslims must fulfill   five pillars of faith  
Christians believe the Messiah is   Jesus  
Yom Kippur is the   "Day of Atonement"  
The Nile River begins in east Africa and flows to   the Mediterranean Sea  
Egypt's main economic activity   agriculture  
1990's, Libya's pipelines carried water   from the desert to the coast  
First known people of North Africa   Berbers  
Algeria has large deposits of   Oil and natural gas  
What nation of Southwest Asia has land in both Asia and Europe?   Turkey  
The largest desert in Saudi Arabia   Rub' al Khali  
Most industrialized country of Southwest Asia   Israel  
Law of Return   increased Jewish population in Israel  
Istanbul once called   Constantinople  
Most of West Africa's farmers grow crops on   their own small plots of land  
Nigeria's major mineral resource and largest export   oil  
short grasses of the Sahel used for   grazing animals  
first country of West Africa to gain independence in 1957   Ghana  
Nigeria village markets run by   women  
tropical tree with roots above the water   mangrove  
First African Nobel Prize for Literature   Wole Soyinka  
Gorillas live in the dense rain forests of   Rwanda and Burundi  
one of the world's largest wild animal populations is in   Tanzania  
Fossils of early human ancestors found in   Great Rift Valley  
Ethiopa suffered famines from   lack of rainfall  
Thought to be world's origianl home to coffee   Ethiopia  
White Nile and Blue Nile join in   Khartoum  
50% of Angola's people practice   Roman Catholic religion  
South Africa's three largest ethnic groups   Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa  
Island country of southern Africa with plants and animals found nowhere else in the world   Madagascar  
South Africa language created and spoken by European groups   Afrikaans  
British settlers went to South Africa in the 1800's because of   gold discovered  
African National Conference founded in 1912 to   gain power for black South Africans  
main economic activity of the Maldives   tourism  
Bangladesh gained independence from   Pakistan  
Sri Lanka famous for   rubies and other gemstones  
India second largest producer of   rice  
Pakistan and Bangaladesh are mainly   Muslim  
Once called "Hidden Holy Land"   Bhutan  
Language for business and government in India   English  
China's communist leader that made China a more open country   Deng Xiaoping  
China's "one country, two system" is   communism and capitalism  
1200s, Mongols joined together under   Genghis Khan  
Great Wall of China was built   to keep out northern invaders  
Chinese thinker whose beliefs attracted writers and artists   Laozi  
China's society and government influenced by   Kongfuzi  
1989 protest in China was led by workers and   students wanting political reforms  
Japan has earthquakes because   it lies on the Ring of Fire  
Japan modeled their way of life after   China  
Japan has few   raw materials  
Korean War started when   North Korea attacked South Korea  
North Korean government owns   and runs farms and factories  
Korean War ended in 1953   with no victory or peace treaty  
One of the world's most densely populated nations   Indonesia  
Indonesia was once a colony of the   Dutch  
Philippines once ruled by   Spain  
Country once called Burma   Myanmar  
Australia is called the "Land Down Under"   lies in the Southern Hemisphere  
New Zealand's most important agricultural resource   sheep  
75% of New Zealanders live   on North Island  
Aboriginies came from   Asia  
Great Barrier Reef lies   off the northeast coast of Australia  
New Zealand sits on molten rock so it is rich in   geothermal energy  
Under Antarctica's huge ice cap is   highlands, valleys, and mountains  
The United States and Japan fought many battles during WW II on   the islands of Micronesia  
Geographers study three major island groups in the Pacific Ocean called   Oceania  
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam are   territories of the United States  
Antartica's huge ice cap contains   nearly 70% of earth's freshwater  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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