Germany's location is ideal for ____ because it borders more countries than any other in Europe, and it has eight major ports along its coasts.

• trade

• the government

• the military

• the citizens

Which river is an important water highway for trade for Germany?

• Rhine River

• Thames River

• Nile River

• Yangtze River

This is a serious problem that has destroyed Germany's natural beauty.

• acid rain

• water pollution

• tourism

• clear cutting forests

Germany is turning to ______ to decrease the level of harmful emissions.

• clean energy

• the government

• the private business sector

• other nations

In 1871, many German-speaking kingdoms and territories united under _____ to form the modern country of Germany.

• Kaiser Wilhelm I

• Adolf Hitler

• King William II

• Queen Elizabeth 1

During World War I in Germany, farms and infrastructure, like roads and bridges, were ____.

• destroyed

• rebuilt

After Germany lost World War I, the Treaty of Versailles did NOT require Germany to

• pay reparations to countries like France.

• not build its military back.

• allow France and the United Kingdom to take Germany over.

Germans were angry about the terrible shape of their country after World War I. This led ______ to easily gain power in Germany.

• Adolf Hitler

• Kaiser Wilhelm I

World War II started when Germany invaded which country in 1939?

• Poland

• France

• United Kingdom

• Russia

Approximately, how many Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany during Hitler's reign?

• 1 million

• 3 million

• 5 million

• 6 million