European History and Geography

After World War II, the economies of several nations in Eastern Europe were controlled by

• Germany

• Yugoslavia

• the Soviet Union

• the United Kingdom

Athens developed the basis for the form of government known as

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• feudalism

The linguistic and religious differences in Western Europe can be traced to

• the Renaissance and Reformation

• ancient Greece and the Roman Empire

• the Roman Empire and the Reformation

• the Crusades and the Renaissance

The pattern of where languages are spoken in Europe today evolved because of

• early migrations of people

• missionary teachers

• the Renaissance

• public education

The country that would be most harmed by an increase in world oil prices is

• the United Kingdom

• France

• the Netherlands

• Italy

Several wars were caused by a rivalry between

• Yugoslavia and Poland

• Germany and France

• the United Kingdom and Sweden

• Austria and Hungary

One reason that the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states is

• the presence of a strong central government

• the availability of classical art to serve as models

• the influence of the Ottomans

• the spread of the bubonic plague

One long-lasting result of the British Empire is

• the British monarch is honored in all former colonies

• rugby is popular throughout the world

• English is spoken in more countries than any other language

• none of the above

One reason for the pattern of religious distribution in Europe is

• Catholicism remained strong in lands that were once part of the Western Roman Empire

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity remained strong in lands that were once part of the Byzantine Empire

• Protestantism spread most successfully in the lands farthest away from Rome

• all of the above

A geographic effect of the Irish potato famine was

• the movement of Irish emigrants to many countries

• the development of new farming methods

• a change in the chief crops grown in Ireland

• a stricter inspection of Irish agricultural exports