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Europe
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- 1welfare statesa state that assumes primary responsibility for the social welfare of its citizens
- 2Polderland reclaimed through the process of earthen banks holding back the sea
- 3What was a negative impact of the Industrial Revolution?the poor treatment of factory workers (poor pay, living in crowded, unhealthy conditions)
- 4What was the Cold War about?a power struggle between the communist world (led by the USSR), and the non-communist world (led by the USA).
an ideological, political, and geographical war fought between democratic Western forces and the communist Soviet Union. - 5What is the European Union?The EU was officially formed in 1993 with the goal of unifying and stabilizing Europe economically and politically.
- 6What country introduced the concept of democracy to the world?Greece
- 7What is a result of the populations of Italy, Spain, and Greece aging.There will soon be more older people than younger people.
As the elderly die, populations will decrease. - 8What 3 empires ruled over eastern Europe?Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire - 9Balkanization.Areas or regions being broken up into smaller areas or countries because of war
- 10What is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?Lake Baikal
- 11Karl Marxbelieved in greater economic equality
he founded modern communism under 2 main principles:
Public ownership of land and means of production.
Classless society with equal sharing of wealth - 12Czar Nicholas (Romanov)He was the last Czar (king) of Russia. He and his family were murdered because of the inequality between the people.
- 13Who first led the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union?VI Lenin, later by Joseph Stalin
- 14Ideologya system of beliefs which forms the basis of political or economic policy
- 15Privatizationthe shift to private ownership – favored wealthy people with enough money to purchase a business
- 16supertrawlersHuge fishing boats that are big enough to catch a whale. They process more than 40 tons of fish a day.
- 17Nuclear wasteis the byproducts of producing nuclear power and weapons. Some nuclear wastes can remain radioactive for thousands of years
- 18Locate Norway
- 19locate Italy
- 20locate Poland
- 21locate United Kingdom
- 22locate Russia
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- Flashcards on Europe, created by Cassandra Baca on 05/12/2024.
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