When and Why was Germany reunited?

in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell

The climate in western Europe is

warm for its latitude because of the Gulf stream.

Serious environmental problems in eastern Europe have resulted from

industrialization during communism

A major goal of many Europeans today is

working toward a unified Europe.

To what does the term Holocaust refer?

the Nazi killing of 6 million Jews and others during WWII

The Renaissance was a period of

flourishing European music, literature, and arts.

The economies of European countries generally are

healthier in the west than in the east.

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1
Who was Leonardo da Vindi?
a religious leader
a political leader
a modern artist
a painter and inventor
2
When and Why was Germany reunited?
in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell
in the 1930's to unite Communist Europe with Democratic Eur.
in 1961 to keep East Germans from fleeing communism
after World War I to prevent Nazi forces from invading Germ.
3
The dispute in the present-day Balkans is over
religious and political ties.
ethnic differences.
sacred lands.
language.
4
The climate in western Europe is
warm for its latitude because of the Gulf stream.
cold for its latitude because of the gulf stream.
made more temperate by the cooling foehns.
one of cold , snowy winters and hot, muggy summers.
5
They city of Berlin was divided shortly after
the Cold War
WWI
WWII
the Reformation
6
Serious environmental problems in eastern Europe have resulted from
industrialization during communism
burning the native forests
overfishing and timber cutting
government strip mining policies
7
bordered in the north by the Pyrenees Mountains
Vatican City
Iberian Peninsula
Kosovo
Scandinavia
8
The (BLANK) is a relatively new but common European currency.
euro
peso
pound
lira
9
home to ancient democratic city-state
Greece
Vatican City
Scandinavia
Kosovo
10
Important service industries in Europe include
banking and insurance
agriculture and technology
mining and technology
insurance and agriculture
11
area of Serbian violent ethnic cleansing
Kosovo
Vatican City
Greece
Scandinavia
12
place where fish populations are declining because of acid rain in lakes and rivers
Greece
Kosovo
Vatican City
Scandinavia
13
A major goal of many Europeans today is
working toward a unified Europe.
maintaining independent economies.
enforcing high tariffs for intercontinental trade.
unofficially continuing the Cold war.
14
The (BLANK) River connects ports in eastern Europe to the Black Sea.
Thames
Elbe
Danube
Rhine
15
What percentage of European forest has been removed over time?
10 percent
66 percent
33 percent
15 percent
16
People in Italy and Spain speak (BLANK) languages.
Germanic
Baltic
Slavic
Romance
17
center of the Roman Catholic Church
Kosovo
Greece
Iberian Peninsula
Vatican City
18
During the (BLANK), Christianity was established throughout Europe.
Roman and Byzantine Empires.
Reformation and Renaissance
Roman and Greek Civilizations
Middle Ages
19
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of
the Cold War
the European Union
WWI
WWII
20
To what does the term Holocaust refer?
the Nazi invasion of Poland
concentration camps located at Auschwitz
the Nazi killing of 6 million Jews and others during WWII
the Nazi invasion of eastern Europe
21
The Renaissance was a period of
industrial and economic growth in western Europe.
flourishing European music, literature, and arts.
changing ideas about technology and industry.
restructuring European Churches
22
Which type of languages dominate southern Europe?
Germanic
Latin
Slavic
Romance
23
In the 1950's
western Europe needed workers.
eastern Europe needed workers.
eastern Europe encouraged immigration
western Europe restricted immigration
24
Mediterranean Europe receives the hot, dry (BLANK) from Africa.
mistrals
siroccos
loess
foehns
25
The economies of European countries generally are
small but growing.
improved over the last century.
dominated by agriculture.
healthier in the west than in the east.

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