Europe Review

The EU was created because

• The UK wanted to have a common currency to make trade easier
• Europe needed to stop fighting with itself after WW2
• Countries wanted the same government
• Countries wanted the same language to make communication easier

When countries give up some of their own power for the greater good of the group, it's called

• Supranational cooperation
• Free trade
• Sustainable development
• Spatial inequality

Countries in Europe should WANT to use the Euro because

• it causes a decrease in trade
• they get new wallets so the Euro bills fit
• they don't have to worry about exchanging money among European countries
• they get cool new vending machines

What would cause a country to not be admitted to the EU?

• A high literacy rate
• Being democratic
• Not violating human rights
• Having a command economy

Greece needs to implement austerity to get their financial crisis under control.  This means that Greece needs to  

• help other countries with their financial burdens
• watch how much money their government is spending
• work on improving their educational system
• take care of refugees

Not all countries in Europe want to use the Euro.  Why?

• They don't want to lose a part of what makes their country unique (their currency)
• They don't want to change their restaurant menus to reflect the change in currency
• They like changing money at the border
• They fear a decrease in trade

This European country has enacted a ban on Muslim religious clothing in public:

• Italy
• UK
• France
• Germany

Countries in the Eurozone all have what in common?

• Clothing
• Military forces
• Natural resources
• Currency

Which of the following is the most pressing concern for the European Union at the present time?

• What to do about the Brexit vote
• Unifying Germany
• Dealing with environmental problems
• Nuclear weapons

When a country is in a common market, it means that

• they sell the same things as everyone else
• they don't have tariffs with other member countries
• they don't export goods
• everything is organic because it's healthier