unit 3 six grade
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| 2. How did the rivers of Europe influence what medieval Europeans did and where they settled? | 2. Europeans settled along the rivers so that they could fish, trade, and have access to drinking water. Today, most cities in Europe are still found near water.
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| 3. What is Prince Henry the Navigator best known for? | 3. Prince Henry started the Institute of Sagres to educate sailors. He sailed for Portugal and is given credit for navigating around the tip of Africa to India.
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| 4. What was the main reason the French colonized Quebec? | 4. he French wanted Quebec because of their interest in the fur trade.
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| 5. What did the saying “the Sun never sets on the British Empire” refer to? | 5. The British Empire was so large that the sun was always shining somewhere on British land.
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| 6. Africa’s west coast was mainly controlled by which European Empire? | 6. Portugal, they were also the first Europeans to participate in the slave trade.
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| 7. South and Central American were mainly controlled by which European empire? | 7. Spanish
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| 8. North America was mainly controlled by which European empire? | 8. British
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| 9. Why did the Spanish, English, and French all colonize in the Caribbean? | 9. Interest in sugarcane and its location
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| 10. When Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean he called the people he met there “Indians.” Why? | 10. Columbus thought that he had reached Asia (India) by sailing west.
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| 11. In 1492 Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean. Why is his voyage so important today? In other words, what is Columbus best known for? | 11. Columbus began to colonize the New World (brought people over from Europe to live in the New World).
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| 12. How did each of the following features affect Europe’s colonization of the rest of the world? location of Europe,coastlines/ rivers of Europe | right on the ocean so gave them access to water
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| 12. How did each of the following features affect Europe’s colonization of the rest of the world?natural resources (wood, coal, etc…) of Europe | Europe had coal to power factories and wood to build ships.
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| 13. What is the Industrial Revolution? How did it change European society? | 13. Once the Industrial Revolution began people moved from the countryside into cities where they could find factory jobs.
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| 14. During what years was World War I fought? | 14. 1914-1918
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| 15. Which weapons were introduced during World War I? | 15. submarines, machine guns, tanks, airplanes, gas masks
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| 16. How did World War I end? | 16. Treaty of Versailles, we defeated Germany
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| 17. What were the results of World War I? | 17. Treaty of Versailles
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| 18. What was the Great Depression? What caused it? What did it lead to? | 18. Time of economic depression, job loss, caused by spending too much during the 20’s, lead to WWII
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| 19. What caused World War II? | 19. Treaty of Versailles
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| 20. During what years was World War II? | 20. 1939-1945
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| 21. Who were the Axis Powers? | 21. Germany, Italy, and Japan
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| 22. Who were the Allied Powers? | 22. US, USSR, GB, and France
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| 23. Who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? | 23. United States
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| 24. How did World War II change the world? | 24. Two superpowers, introduction of atomic bomb
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| 25. What was the Holocaust? | 25. Mass killing of jews
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| 26. Who emerged as Superpowers at the end of World War II? | 26. United States and Soviet Union
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| 27. Describe the Cold War. What were the significant events of the Cold War? | 27. Berlin Wall, Berlin Airlift, fighting with words and threats not with weapons, arms race, space race
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| 28. What is the significance of the Berlin Wall? | 28. Kept democracy on one side and communism on the other, west = free, east = communist
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| 29. What is reunification? | 29. Germany was combined again and made a whole country
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| 1. How did the variety of physical features in Europe affect the cultures of Europe? | 1. Mountains separated people and caused different cultures to emerge, so Europe has many different languages and religions in a small area which can sometimes cause problems
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