Final: Western Europe Flashcards
Man made trade route that connects England and France
Chunnel
Steep river valleys formed my melting glaciers
Fjords
Treaty organization designed to integrate the nations of Europe economically and politically
European Union
Variations on a language unique to a region
Dialect
Payment by one country to another for war damages
Reparations
Purchase or seizure or private property by government
Nationalization
A rise in the cost of goods or services Addie to rise in nation’s currency
Inflation
Selling of gov owned property to private owners
Privatization
A time period when productivity shrinks for months
Recession
T/F: UK IS MEMBER OF THE European Union and used the Euro
False
T/F: Germany is a member of the European Union and uses the Euro as its currency
True
Not a major trade/shipping location in west Europe
Switzerland
What are the people in north Ireland and Ireland in conflict over?
Catholic vs. Protestant
Is Ireland a member of the UK?
No
Name a group that did not have powerful nations/organizations in the Nordic region at one time
British empire
What is the midnight sun in the Nordic region in the summer
Sun is still visible at midnight because of the tilt of the earth
How did the Protestant reform impact Nordic nations?
Protestant reform took a foothold in Lutheranism
First Germanic empire
Holy Roman Empire
Nation that Unified Germany
Prussia
Germany after the collapse of nazi empire
Divided into two nations. Democratic west and communist east
What nation did the Spanish fight in order to obtain independence
The moors
Which nation founded Colombus’ exploration to the new world?
Queen Elizabeth of Spain
What European language is not spoken around the world?
Norwegian
Dominant nation in European Union
Germany
