History Vocab Set 2

Question 1

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Answer 1

The world’s leading organization aiding and protecting people forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflict and persecution.

Question 2

The European Union (EU)

Answer 2

The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe.

Question 3

The Schengen Agreement

Answer 3

A treaty which led to the creation of Europe’s Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. You can travel from one country to another without needing passports etc.

Question 4

Dublin Regulation

Answer 4

A European Union law. It determines which country is responsible for examining an asylum application – normally the country where the asylum seeker first entered Europe.

Question 5

Naturalization

Answer 5

the process of which a non citizen becomes a citizen.