Study Guide for Social Studies test Flashcards
Welfare state
A state or country where the government gives free goods and services to the people.
Fjord
A deep-rounded valley that lets into the sea.
Polder
A land that is built where water should be. When water is being pumped into a canal. They builds low mounds and then surrounds the low mounds with dikes
Nationalism
extreme pride in one’s country, national interests should be placed above international affairs
Randstad
Hague Rotterdam Amsterdam and Utrecht form one big metropolis that the dutch call called Randstad
Euro
A type of money currency they use in EU
Saami
The original people of Scandinavia. they herd reindeer
No man’s land
An area between the central powers and the allied powers
Trench warfare
A battlefield were a war was going on but in order for the soldiers to protect themselves they would have to dig trenches
How did WWI start
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip (Who is from Serbia). Germany was friends with Austria-Hungary so when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia germany joined
How is Finland different
Finland is not a Scandinavian country and it has a different culture than the other four countries
France government and Mountains
A portion of the Alps mountain range system is in southern France. Mount Blanc is the highest mountain in France and in the Alps. France is a republic country.
The legislative body of France is the french parliament, french parliament is Bicameral, and consists of a senate and a National assembly. France is divided up into 18 regions. France is a member of NATO, The European Union and The United Nations Security council
Luxembourg Economy
Has one of the highest living standards in Europe and High-Tech firms and growth contribute to the area.
Germany’s history, government, number of states
Germany is a federal republic country with 16 states each state has its constitution, parliament, and government. Germany in WWI fought on the side of the triple alliance, and Germany was defeated, Had to pay huge sums to victors for damages- Which caused Germany to suffer economically and caused inflation. Hitler came to power. Germany invaded Poland. Hitler made Germany’s army stronger. Germany, Italy, and Japan allied, They lost to the allies. Germany was divided into two for 40 years. One side of Germany made a wall so no one can change sides. This wall is called the Berlin Wall. Germany Unified again in 1990.
