Test 3 Flashcards
A soft brown coal
Lignite
A general decline in business activity
Recession
What they call a state in Switzerland
Canton
A general increase in prices
Inflation
Land reclaimed from the sea
Polder
A loose organization of independent states
Confederation
Money paid for damages inflicted
Reparations
Not taking a side in a conflict
Neutral
Bringing industries under state control is what
Nationalizing
A style of painting that involves giving a feeling
Impressionism
Farming is/is not a major economic activity in the alps
Is not
Why is the rural valley important to Germany
Because it produces most of their iron and steel
List the countries
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
Germany was unified during the 1900s as a result of what
Pressure from her citizens
Germany was unified in the 1800s as a result of what
Activism from Prussia
This lies in southern France
Massif Central
France has recently privatized some ___ owned businesses
Government
Where is the chief center of commercial industry in France located
In the Paris suburbs
Germany’s most important industrial centers are located where
The central part of the country
The people of where are constantly trying to reclaim their land from the sea
The Netherlands
___ has shifted to a high Tec based economy
Luxembourg
The resource rich regions in France are
Alsace and Lorain
The government of France is attempting to preserve the purity of what
The French language
