Europe Correction Flashcards

1
Q

Division of a regions because war

A

Balkanization

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1
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A region of Russia that has unsuccessfully sought independence

A

Chechnya

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2
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An ideological battle between Western forces and USSR over issue of communism

A

Cold war

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3
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An economic system requiring state ownership of means of production, and calling for a classes society, with economic equity through sharing wealth

A

Communism

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4
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27 members countries seeking economic unification across Europe

A

Europe Union

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5
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A system of beliefs affecting political and economic policy

A

Ideology

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6
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Radioactive byproducts of producing this type of energy and weapons

A

Nuclear waste

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7
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Decaying vegetation that can be harvested, dried and used as fuel, mainly for warming homes across northern Europe

A

peat

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8
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Land regained from the sea in the Netherlands

A

Polder

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9
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A period of renewed interested in art and science beginning in Italy in the 1300s

A

Renaissance

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10
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Countries aligned with and under the influence of the soviet Union acted as a military buffer zone during the Cold war

A

Satellite Nation

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11
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Massive fishing ships used by Russia

A

SuperTrawler

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12
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The boreal forest in the subarctic regions of Russia

A

Taiga

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13
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A state that assumes primary responsibility for its citizens, as in the Nordic Model

A

Welfare state

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14
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An attempt to reserve the pattern of Balkanization. A country created to unite various ethnic groups in Eastern Europe

A

Yugoslavia

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15
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A German philosopher who believed in economic equity, and wrote a book about his philosophy

A

Karl Marx

16
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This leaders goal was to “westernize” Russia so they could catch up with Western Europe. He moved the capital to St. Petersburg

A

Czar Peter the Great

17
Q

Current leader of Russia

A

Vladimir Putin

18
Q

The last monarch of Russia. He was murdered during the Russian Revolution

A

Czar Nicholas

19
Q

The last president of the USSR. He resigned in 1991 and the Soviet union collapsed

A

Mikhail Gorbachev

20
Q

Nuclear energy is always safe

A

False

21
Q

Russia is still facing problems from Soviet era nuclear testing

A

True

22
Q

The use of nuclear energy is increasing

A

false

23
Q

USSR stands for

A

Union Soviet Socialist republics

24
Q

Ancient Greece was made up of small political units called

A

City- states

25
Q

Greece is known as the birthplace of

A

Democracy

26
Q

Romance language

A

All latin based

27
Q

Which of the following is NOT associated with aging populations Southern Europe

A

Low Life expectancy rates

28
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Timeline 1

A
  1. France Ferdinand is assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist
  2. WWI
  3. Communism’s is created and formed by the USSR
  4. Hitler and Nazis commit the Holocast
29
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Timeline 2

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  1. Roman Empire falls
  2. Viking raids encourage feudal system during the MIddle ages
  3. The Renaissance begins in Italy
  4. Europe enter a period of world exploration and colonization
30
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timeline 3

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  1. Ancient greece
  2. Roman Empire
  3. Byzantine Empire
  4. Ottoman Empire
31
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Timeline 4

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1.Russian Revolution ends the rule of czars
2. Cold war begins
3.Chernobyl
4.USSR falls