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Modern Europe
Study guide for 7th grade Ch. 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term refers to a nation in which the head of the government is the leader of the political party with the most elected members | parliamentary republic |
| What term refers to a lessening of tension between two countries? | detente |
| Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1958-1964? | Nikita Khrushchev |
| In modern Russia, the people elect representatives to serve in what part of the legislature? | Duma |
| What practice was used by the Bosnian Serbs to eliminate Muslims and later Albanians? | ethnic cleansing |
| Which term refers to the system of money used by a country? | currency |
| More than 15 countries in Western Europe are members of what organization? | European Union |
| What do governments create and distribute to help spread certain beliefs? | propaganda |
| What term refers to a duty or fee paid on exported goods? | tariff |
| What institution was founded to protect the rights of all citizens in the European Union? | Court of Justice |
| What did citizens of the Soviet Union in the 1950-1960 not have? | Private property rights |
| What happened to the leader of the Soviet Union following the "thaw"? | deposed |
| Song, films and posters praising the Soviet Union are what kinds of examples? | propaganda |
| What term describes a period of improved relations between the U.S and Soviet Union? | detente |
| Who allowed the countries of Eastern Europe to break away from the Soviet Union? | Mikhail Gorbacheve |
| What term is used when small political parties in a democratic country join forces? | coalition government |
| How did Bosnian Serbs reduce the population of minority ethnic groups? | ethnic cleansing |
| Today what are most of the countries in Western Europe members of? | European Union |
| What is the most widely used currency in Western Europe? | Euro |
| In the government of modern Russia, what is part of the legislature? | Duma |
| What event brought an end to the Prague Spring? | Soviet Union army invaded Czechoslovakia |
| What was Aleksandr Solzhensitsyn well known as? | president |
| What came to an end in 1991? | Warsaw Pact |
| In the 1990's what did most countries in Eastern Europe become? | parliamentary republics |
| What country was Milosevic president of? | Yugoslavia |
| To encourage trade among its members, that did the EU do? | eliminated tariffs on most goods |
| What did some Eastern European countries have to make improvements doing before they could join the EU? | environmental practices |
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