Western Europe Vocabulary

Western Europe

Vocabulary

Historical Timeline

From Middle Ages to Today

Multiple Choice

What was the name of a devastating disease that affected Europe in the Dark Ages?

• The Black Plague

• Smallpox

• Chicken Pox

• The Blue Plague

The Black Plague

(Mid 1300s)

A disease that killed ⅓ of Europe’s population during the middle ages.

(AKA: the Black Death or Bubonic Plague.)

Catholicism

The most widespread religion during most of Europe’s history until the 1500s.

Multiple Choice

Compared to the Middle Ages, the time period immediately afterwards saw a rebirth of art, sciences, and learning - inspired by the works of Ancient Greece and Rome.

• Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• Just another Tuesday

The Renaissance

(1300s-1600s)

The revival of art, literature, and learning that took place in Europe. Many people consider this to be the start of modern history.

Protestant Reformation

(1500s)

A religious movement that began as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of a new branch of Christianity (Protestant).

Multiple Choice

A transformation of work and economics where water-powered machines and other inventions began to make large amounts of products in factories.

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

• Revolutionary War

Industrial revolution

(1700s-1800s)

A time period when water-powered machines and other inventions began to be used to make products in factories.

Within 50 Years

Factories and economies changed drastically.

1. Watermill Power

2. Steam Engines

3. Huge Rail Networks

4. Coal power

Multiple Choice

All of the following were outcomes of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

• Companies would produce more products much more quickly.

• People who used to make small batches of items (ex. furniture) might lose their jobs.

• People who owned big companies could make a lot of money in a short amount of time.

• Regular working people got paid a lot more because they were making so many products at work.

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

This World War was started partially because Germany wanted more colonies in Africa, but France and England got more territory.

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

This World War had most countries join because of the "Alliance System" --- "If you pick a fight with my friend, you pick a fight with me."

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

After this World War, Germany had to accept blame for the war, pay off the war costs of the winners, and could only have 100,000 troops and 6 war ships in their military.

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

This World War included Hitler, also communist Russia was an ally of the capitalist countries, Great Britain, France, and the United States.

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

This World War saw the largest trench warfare in history, an introduction of primitive tanks, and the use of deadly chemical gases that are now illegal even in times of war.

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

This World War included advanced tanks, planes, submarines, and the only use of the atomic bomb on human beings.

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

The Holocaust was a part of this World War, and led to the death of 6,000,000 people because of their ethnicities (mostly Jewish).

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

World War Matching Game:

After this world war, there was a growing call for unity between European Countries to avoid conflict. Eventually this led to an organization called the European Union.

• World War I

• World War II

World War I (WWI)

(1914-1918)

Global war that started in Europe and led to many modern borders. The ending of this war led to the rise of Hitler and the eventual start of WWII.

World War II (WWII)

(1939-1945) Global war and major conflict between fascism and democratic countries. The war included the Holocaust and the first atomic bomb.

*Fascism is a form of dictatorship where people are forced to sacrifice their personal values and beliefs. Instead the leader claims that giving up freedoms and oppressing others is for the good of “the people” or “the country” to justify it.

European Union (EU)

(1993-Present)

An organization of European countries that work together for economic and political cooperation.

Member countries have to pay dues and follow strict guidelines. There are currently 27 countries in the EU.