Fall Final Review Day 4

Front

What was the main problem Europe faced after World War II?

Back

ruined economies and destroyed land

Front

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, what major change was seen in eastern Europe?

Back

European countries shifted from communist to democratic governments

Front

What 2 countries have fought over religious differences between Catholics and Protestants in recent years?

Back

Ireland and Great Britain

Front

These areas of reclaimed land in the Netherlands are called?

Back

Polders

Front

What area in Europe is associated with the terms below?
-ethnic cleansing
-shatter belt
-Balkanization

Back

former country of Yugoslavia

Front

What waterway is the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean?

Back

Strait of Gibraltar

Front

The Cold War was

Back

a period of political and ideological conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union

Front

What 2 countries were against each other during the Cold War?

Back

USA and Soviet Union

Front

Norway, Sweden and Finland use a type of government that provides economic and social security for its citizens. What is this called?

Back

welfare state

Front

What policies did Mikhail Gorbachev use in the 1980s to restructure the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991? (Options: glasnost, perestroika, containment, both glasnost and perestroika)

Back

both glasnost and perestroika