Chapter 14 West Central Europe Flashcards
Antwerp
Major port city in Berlin
Alps
European highest mountain range it reaches 14000 feet
Berlin
The capital of Germany
Canton
Political administrative districts in Switzerland
Chancellor
Germany’s head of government or prime minister
Cosmopolitan
Having many foreign influences
English Channel
A channel that separates great Britten from the European continents
Holocaust
6 million Jews and others were killed/murdered in a mass killing
A form of art that was developed in France in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Impressionism
Losses
Fine windblown soil that is good for farming
NATO
North American Treaty Organization a military alliance of various European countries the United States and Canada
Navigable
Water routs that are deep enough and wide enough to be used by ships
Paris
The capital of France and has 10 million people
Reformation
A movement in Europe to reform Christianity in the 1500s
Seine river
A river that flows through Paris in northern France
Charlemagne
The Frankish king that ruled the land that is now Germany
Adolf hitler
An Australian war veteran that led a new political party in Germany called the natzis