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7th SS - Chapter 14
Chapter 14: West Central Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| loess | fine, wind blown soil deposits |
| medieval | means middle |
| Middle Ages | period of time from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1500 |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| impressionism | form of art that developed in France in the late 1800s and early 1900s |
| Reformation | a movement by Martin Luther to reform the Church which resulted in a spilt of the Protestants |
| Holocaust | the mass killing of 6 million Jews and millions of other people during World War II by the Nazis |
| chancellor | Germany's head of government - president and prime minister in one |
| cosmopolitan | a city that has many foreign influences |
| cantons | political and administrative districts in Switzerland |
| nationalism | the demand for self-rule and a strong feeling of loyalty to one's nation |
| Berlin | capital of Germany |
| Paris | capital of France and its largest city |
| Bern | capital of Switzerland |
| Alps | tallest mountain range in Europe |
| navigable rivers | rivers deep enough and wide enough to be used by ships |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | French general and emperor who conquered most of Europe |
| German plains | fertile lands that produce many crops for the country |
| Christmas | important holiday in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria |
| marine west coast climate | West central Europe's climate |
| energy resources available to West central Europe | coal, natural gas, nuclear power, and hydroelectric power |
| Gual | ancient region of present day France |
| Franks | Germanic people |
| Charlemange | Frankish ruler who united a large part of Europe in the early Middle Ages and was named Emperor of the Romans by the Pope for wanting to build a great Christian empire |
| EU | European Union |
| Benelux countries | Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg |
| Alpine countries | Switzerland and Austria |
| Charlemagne's empire known as | Holy Roman Empire |
| Adolf Hitler | Austrian war veteran who led a new political party (Nazis) to power in Germany in the 1920s |
| Berlin Wall torn down in | 1989 |
| City of Berlin split in two: East and West Germany | consequence of WWII for Germany |
| Martin Luther | credited with the foundation of the Protestant faith |
| Dutch | language of the Netherlands |
| UN | United Nations |
| percent of French that are Catholic | 90% |
| main religion for countries in west central Europe | Catholic faith |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | famous German composer |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | famous German composer |
| remained neutral throughout many European wars | Switzerland |
| home to many international organizations due to its neutrality | Switzerland |
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