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Benchmark Semester 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Made up of the countries of Spain and Portugal, located in southwest Europe and surrounded by water on 3 sides | Iberian Peninsula |
| Which city in the former Soviet Union suffered from a nuclear accident because of design flaws and operator error? | Chernobyl |
| The Soviet Union's military aggression in Easter Europe led to the ______________ ____________. | Cold War |
| To protect the colonies that each European country had started in Africa they needed to build up their _________________. | military |
| Because Ukraine borders this large country, 24% of its people speak its language. | Russia |
| What European country established the most colonies in the Americas in the 1600's? | Spain |
| He funded many voyages of discovery and advances in navigation for Portugal. | Prince Henry the Navigator. |
| After WWII, the two superpowers threatened __________ war. | nuclear |
| The capitals of Moscow and London are located on rivers because it makes ____________ easier. | trade |
| After the Russian Revolution in 1917 Russia became _____________________. | communist |
| Which environmental concern is the United Kingdom facing? | air pollution |
| A colony of Portugal. | Brazil |
| When Europeans began to gather up land in Africa (imperialism), this caused other countries to get upset and led to WWI. Another word for 'getting upset' that starts with a 'T'. | tensions |
| Land that is considered to be fertile is a great natural resource. Countries like Italy have a lot of _______________ (another word for fertile) land. | arable |
| The competition for _____________ overseas (in Africa and the Americas) helped lead to the outbreak of WWI. | colonies |
| When the Soviet Union collapsed the countries that once made up the Soviet Union became ____________________________. | democracies |
| After WWI, Germany went through a severe economic depression and _______________ promised to save them in they voted him into power. | Hitler |
| When Germany was reunited, factories in the east were forced to close because they were not as ____________________. | modern |
| European countries built empires in Africa and Asia to get raw materials for manufacturing during the ______________________ __________________________. | Industrial Revolution |
| The Scandinavian Peninsula is a ________________ in northern Europe. | landform |
| Italy's climate is ideal for attracting tourists. It is also on a ______________, sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea. | peninsula |
| The worldwide __________________ lead to WWII because people were angry and looking to fight. | depression |
| European imperialism (gathering as much land as possible) led to militarism among European countries. This contributed to the start of what war? | World War One |
| Europeans began exploring during the 15th century in order to find valuable resources and spread ________________________. | Christianity |
| Germanic languages are spoken in __________________ Europe. | northern |
| The rise of Nazism caused the _________________. | holocaust |
| The United Kingdom has colonized many areas to gain the natural _______________ lacking in its own country. | resources |
| The two conflicting ideas at the center of the Cold War were communism vs. _____________________. | democracy |
| The Treaty of Versailles, worldwide depression, and the rise of _____________ led to WWII. | nazism |
| The mountain range found in the northern part of Italy. | Alps |
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