Geography 13.2 Questions

1) What did you learn about EU countries in this section?
France and Germany started the EU Nation to stop fighting each other

2) How do language and religion reflect the cultural division in Western Europe?
Language and religion together help shape the countries

3) Which Western European leaders tried to unify Europe through conquest?
Hitler, Charlemagne, and Napoleon

4) In what way does Western Europe have a diverse economy?
Tourism is a major economy in France, Switzerland, and Austria. German cars and Swiss watches are status-symbols / France is famous for high-quality clothes and food / and Holland exports high-quality flower bulbs

5) What was the Reformation?
A period where many Christians broke free from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches

6) What was the Holocaust?
A program of mass murder of Jews and other minorities by the Nazis and Hitler

7) What was the Berlin Wall?
A wall in Berlin constructed to separate the split sides of Germany, one Communist and one not Communist

8) What are some characteristics of Modern Life in Western Europe?
Western Europe has good public transportation / people usually socialize outdoors / People in Western Europe have 30 days of paid vacation a year that is usually spent biking, hiking, or skiing
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Three interesting things : France has one of the world's fastest passenger trains, many famous musicians and artists are from Western Europe, and most houses in Western Europe are smaller than houses in America.

Quiz question : Q: What can be contributed to the rise of Nation-States?
                         A: Nationalism