Western Europe

Question 1

Name the two sub-regions of Europe

Answer 1

Western

Eastern

Question 2

The Longest river in Europe

Answer 2

Rhine River

Question 3

What resource did Europe use up during the industrial revolution

Answer 3

Coal

Question 4

The Renaissance began in

Answer 4

Italy

Question 5

Renaissance was sparked by a renewed interests is classic ___________ & __________ art.

Answer 5

Greek

Roman

Question 6

What was the most important invention during the Renaissance?

Answer 6

Printing Press

Question 7

What disturbed Martin Luther

Answer 7

The selling of Indulgences

Question 8

What did Martin Luther nail to the door of the Wittenberg Castle

Answer 8

95 Theses

Question 9

What is the Factory System

Answer 9

Brought people and machines together in one building

Question 10

What is the Assembly Line

Answer 10

Breaking down many parts into small tasks

Question 11

What is the right to franchise

Answer 11

right to vote

Question 12

How did farming lead to the Industrial Revolution

Answer 12

New farming technology led to less need for farmers so people moved to the cities to work

Question 13

By 1890 what was the first country to overtake Britain in the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 13

U.S.A.

Question 14

By the 1900s who overtook the U.S. in the Industrial Revolution

Answer 14

Germany

Question 15

Thomas Edison invented ____________ & ________.

Answer 15

Phonograph & Lightbulb

Question 16

Socialism Favored

Answer 16

Government ownership of land and business

Question 17

Who created Marxism

Answer 17

Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Question 18

What is the main idea of Communism

Answer 18

No classes, everyone is equal and shares

Question 19

The creation of what two nations led to tensions among Europe

Answer 19

Italy

Germany

Question 20

Name the members of the Triple Alliance

Answer 20

Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy

Question 21

Name the Members of the Triple Entente

Answer 21

France
Britain
Russia

Question 22

What key event in Bosnia started WWI

Answer 22

Assassination of Archduke France Ferdinand and his wife

Question 23

What was the original name given to WWI

Answer 23

The Great War

Question 24

What type of warfare was used during WWI

Answer 24

Trench

Question 25

By 1914 what had the war become for both sides

Answer 25

a stalemate

Question 26

Name 3 new weapons used during WWI

Answer 26

``` Machine Guns Poison Gas Armored Tank Aircraft Submarines ```

Question 27

Who's arrival boosted the moral of the allied soldiers

Answer 27

American Troops

Question 28

What is the name given to the treaty of WWI

Answer 28

Treaty of Versailles

Question 29

What are the 2 major sanctions placed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 29

Rearations for Damage | No Military

Question 30

Who took control of Italy following WWI

Answer 30

Bonito Mussolini

Question 31

How did Mussolini keep power in Italy

Answer 31

Silenced all critics

Question 32

Why was money so worthless in Germany

Answer 32

Inflation

Question 33

Who gained power of the National Socialists Party in Germany

Answer 33

Hitler

Question 34

1936 Hitler violates the treaty of Versailles by sending troops where?

Answer 34

Rhineland

Question 35

What event started WWII

Answer 35

Hitler and Germany invading Poland

Question 36

Name the Axis Powers

Answer 36

Germany, Italy, Japan

Question 37

Name the Allied Powers

Answer 37

Britain, France, USSR, U.S., China

Question 38

Hitler used what type of war to advance across Europe

Answer 38

Blitzkrieg

Question 39

June 6, 1944 when allies land in Normandy and take back France is called

Answer 39

D-Day

Question 40

When he realized Germany could not win the war Hitler did what?

Answer 40

Committed suiced

Question 41

Hitlers call for the extermination of all the Jews in Europe was called the __________.

Answer 41

Holocaust

Question 42

What official ended WWII

Answer 42

Defeat of Japan

Question 43

U.S. Dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of ______________ & ____________

Answer 43

Nagasaki

Question 44

What is containment

Answer 44

pledge to stop soviet expansion

Question 45

Western Europe feared __________ expansion

Answer 45

Soviet

Question 46

What countries controlled the four zones of Germany and Berlin

Answer 46

Britain France U.S. USSR

Question 47

Britain, France, U.S. combine their zones to create ___________ Germany USSR Creates ___________ Germany

Answer 47

West | East

Question 48

What did East Germany do to stop thousands of citizens from fleeing to the west for freedom in 1961?

Answer 48

Built the Berlin Wall

Question 49

Truman Doctrine

Answer 49

Pledged U.S. would provide economic and military aid to any free nation threatened by minorities or outside pressure

Question 50

Marshal Plan

Answer 50

Plan to help restore economic prosperity and stable democracy in Europe

Question 51

NATO's original meaning

Answer 51

protect each other from communism

Question 52

Warsaw Pact original meaning

Answer 52

Defend each other against invasion from NATO

Question 53

What finally allowed the Berlin Wall to fall

Answer 53

Collapse of Communism

Question 54

Europe imports most of its oil from

Answer 54

Middle East

Question 55

What are three alternative fuels Europe has been experimenting with

Answer 55

Coal Nuclear Power Solar Wind

Question 56

What is a major issue with 20 nations sharing a small area

Answer 56

cross boarder pollution