* Cook - Review 2
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| Reasons for European exploration | Spices, water route to trade, spread Christianity and expand trade
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| European Union helps trade by | making fewer trade barriers in Europe
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| Overseas colonies were established to | Spread Christianity
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| What mountains are between France and Spain | Pyrenees Mountains.
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| What man helped Portugal take an early lead in exploration | Prince Henry the Navigator
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| The literacy rate is related to standard of living. England and Germany both have_____ literacy rates, this indicates that these countries spend _________________ on educating its citizens. | High literacy rates indicates that they spend high amounts money educating its citizens
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| The benefits of the European Union are | citizens traveling freely between countries, trade is easier, international cooperation encouraged, and euro used as a common currency.
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| What are the 3 main religions of Europe? | Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
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| Taxes on imported goods are called | Tariffs
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| A consequence of making Germany pay for WWI | They suffered considerably
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| Why has Russia not developed its natural resources? | Because of its size, harsh climate, and it has few rives suitable for travel
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| What happened to Germany after WWII? | It was divided into two countries.
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| What form of government did Vladimir Lenin bring to Russia? | communism
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| Alliances between groups of nations resulting in WWI was a result of what? | Destructive nationalism
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| What terrible disaster occurred in Ukraine? | Nuclear plant accident
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| Acid rain lead to the destruction of the Black Forest in which country? | Germany
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| What two sources cause air pollution in the U.K? | pollution from factories and cars
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| Wanting to be treated fairly, the workers and serfs of Russia welcomed who's new communist government? | Lenin's
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| Which country is largest? | Russia
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| An economic system that has elements of both a command and market economy is called _____? | A mixed economy
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| A natural trade barrier in Europe is _________ ? | The Ural mountains
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| Taxes on imported goods | Tariffs
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| In what way is the governments of the U.K. and the United States different? | The U.K has a monarch
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| Taxes on imported goods | Tariffs
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| In what way are the governments of the U.K. and the United States different? | The U.K has a monarch
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| Russia has transistioned from a command economy to what type of economy? | mixed
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| What environmental concerns are people in Europe trying to solve? | acid rain and air pollution
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| A monarch is ruled by _____________ | a king or queen
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| People in Europe desired to live near _________ for access to travel and trade. | rivers
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| Why did Germany suffered economically after WWI? | They were forced to pay reparations.
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| What are the three major religions of Europe? | Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
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| What has Europe done to lower the political and economic barriers that interfere with trade in Europe? | They created the European Union.
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| Between what two countries do the Pyrenees mountains form a natural border? | France and Spain
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| Why do England and Germany invest a great deal in educating their citizens? | In order to improve the countries standard of living
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| Who began a school of navigation to encourage exploration? | Prince Henry the Navigator
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| Which explorer never visited the places he sent his crews? | Prince Henry the Navigator
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| Who developed the caravel and the quadrants used in voyages? | Prince Henry the Navigator
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| Who was the explorer that was credited with first crossing the Atlantic and discovering America? | Christopher Columbus
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| Which of the Allies refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles? | United States
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| Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and free speech? | Autocratic
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| What is the law-making body of the United Kingdom called? | Parliament
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| Which legislative body in Germany holds the most power? | Bundestag
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| How are members in the Bundestag selected? | They are elected by voters
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| In which country does the government guarantee certain benefits to its old, sick, or unemployed citizens? | Germany
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| Who holds the power in an autocracy? | A single leader
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