Ch 9 Modern Europe

By 2008, 27 countries were members of the

In 1949, US and Western European countries formed a military alliance. What's the name of that alliance?

Portuguese prince sponsored voyages of exploration

What country was not apart of the Axis powers during World War II?

What was a caravel?

What is the largest post-Soviet country?

Which of the following was a result of WWI?

During the Renaissance, what new technology helped to spread knowledge?

A long period of hostility between the Soviet Union and the Democratic West

Political movement that removed the French King from power and formed a republic?

Who became the dictator of France in 1799?

What French King was known as the "Sun King"?

What's another name for the National Socialist German Workers Party?

A visible symbol of the Cold War

What is the Maastricht Treaty?

Renaissance scientist that proposed Heliocentric theory - the earth rotates the sun

Deep, worldwide economic slump which caused hardships all around the world

Study of secular (nonreligious) subjects

What King of England left the Catholic church and formed the Church of England?

Whose book increased European interest in Asia?

Political system of centralized and unlimited government power

The U.S. program to help European countries rebuild after the war.

Shift from hand tools driven by animal/human to large-scale machinery powered by fuels or natural forces

What American products became the basis for Spain's wealth?

What country was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

Which was not a group in French society during the French Revolution?

Political system that stresses national strength, military might, belief state is more important than individuals

What is the common currency of the European Union?

After Protestant Reformation, Catholic church responded to criticisms by beginning the

Humanist scholars changed learning by studying

What Enlightenment thinker taught that life is "brutish", societies need strong rulers?

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Church court set up to try people accused of heresy, not practicing Christianity

Which was not a Renaissance artist?

Extending one's country - building and empire

Who said you are born with the right of life, liberty and property?

What year did Germany reunify back into one country?

What event began WWII in Europe?

Who promised to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic but never made it?

Science of making accurate maps and globes

What year did the US enter World War I?

Which of these was not a cause of World War I?