Study Guide Chapters 15-16
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| What is the capital of Germany? | Berlin
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| What was the name of the party that led Germany in WWII and who was their leader? | The Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler
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| What is a ghetto and what group was put in ghettos during WWII by the Germans? | A ghetto is a section of a city where a minority group is forced to live and the Jews lived in these
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| What are the two main religions in Germany and which is the largest? | Roman Catholic and Protestant; Protestant is the largest
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| What is the capital of Austria? | Vienna
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| Who were the Habsburgs and when did they rule? | The Habsburgs were a powerful family of German nobles and they ruled in the 1400s
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| Why is the city of Geneva in Switzerland an important city? | World and regional organizations locate their headquarters here and Geneva also hosts many international conferences
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| What is a canton? | Largely self governing states with in a country such as Switzerland
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| Where did Poland get its name? | Poland gets its name from a slavic people called Polanie
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| Why do the Baltic States have such great environmental problems? | Because of the Soviet rule/era
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| What occupation do most people in Hungary have? | Farming
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| What country did Slovakia and the Czech Republic once belong to and why were they considered complementary regions? | Czechslovakia, because they benefited each other
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| What is an alliance? | An agreement between countries to supports one another against enemies
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| What are two countries of the Iberian Peninsula and what are their capitals? | Spain and Portugal, Madrid and Lisbon
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| Where is the strait of Gibraltar? | Between the Iberian Peninsula and Northern Africa
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| Who are the Moors and what did they bring to Europe? | The Moors are Arabic people from Northern Africa and they brought: Islamic religion, new irrigation systems, techniques, etc.
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| Where is the Vatican City found and why is it important? | The heart of Rome and it is an independent country
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| What is an exclave? | An area separated from the rest of a country by the territory of other countries
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| When was the fall of the Roman Empire? | A.D. 400s
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| Why is the Po Valley important to Italy? | It is the breadbasket of Italy
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| What does the Renaissance mean and who were the four major Renaissance artists? | Renaissance means Rebirth; the artists consisted of: Leonardo Da Vinci, Michealangelo, and Raprieal
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| What countries make up the Balkan Peninsula? | Greece, Albania Yugoslavia, Balgaria, Romania, Moldova
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| What is the capital of Greece? | Athens
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| What is Mount Olympus? | Highest peek in Greece
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| What is a confederation? | A group of states joined together for a common purpose
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