Geography and Cultures Weeks 16-17 (Chapter 6.5 - Parts 1, 2, 3)

The metaphorical barrier between eastern and western Europe after WWII was called the

• Iron Curtain

• Iron Wall

• Iron Barricade

• Iron Sulfate

The literal wall separating eastern and western Europe/Berlin after WWII was called the

• Berlin Wall

• German Wall

• Western Wall

• Eastern Wall

The Berlin Wall was torn down in what year?

• 1965

• 1945

• 1976

• 1990

The communist Soviet Union controlled

• Eastern Europe

• Western Europe

Many European countries declared independence with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

• True

• False

Budapest is the capital of

• Hungary

• Czech Republic

• Poland

• Ukraine

Warsaw is the capital of

• Poland

• Ukraine

• Hungary

• Czech Republic

Which of these two used to be one country

• Czech Republic

• Slovakia Republic

• Belarus

• Moldova

This country has the largest physical area in Europe

• Poland

• Ukraine

• Hungary

• Czech Republic

Which of the following is NOT one of the Baltic States?

• Latvia

• Estonia

• Lithuania

• Belarus