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42 Cards in this Set
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alliances
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agreement between countries to support one another against enemies
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balance of power
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countries/alliances that have equal levels of strength so war is prevented
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who was charlemagne
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ruler during A.D. 700s
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what is the hanseatic league
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trading group with about 100 northern german towns in the 1300s
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what did the prussian and habsburg empires become eventually
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austro-hungarian empire
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during WW1 what groups sided with germany (3)? what happened to germany after WW1
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austro-hungarian empire, bulgaria, and ottoman empire; economy collapsed and food shortages, high inflation, and unemployment caused severe hardships
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what helped bring the nazi party to power in germany
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germanys economic and political problems
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what countries did germany ally itself with during WWII (2)
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italy and japan
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how was germany divided after WWII? (2)
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soviet troops occupied eastern germany
us troops occupied western germany |
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how did WW1 and WWII affect germany
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its economy collapsed and divided
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when was germany reunited
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1990
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what is a lander and how many does germany have
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state; 16
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what is the largest state in germany
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bavaria
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what did johannes gutenberg invent & what did it have to do with religion
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movable type printing; it printed the bible
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how is concern for the environment part of germanys political culture
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they have green parties that pass laws to protect the natural environment
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where does germanys gdp rank in the world
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4th
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what % of germans are farmers
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less than 3%
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how productive is the german economy (3)
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one of the most prominent members of EU
4th gdp rank produce more industrialized products |
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what is the largest group of immigrants in germany and why do they feel isolated (2)
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turkey; islamic religion and turkish language
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what are ossis and wessis
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easterners; westerners (germany)
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how did diff economic & political systems in east and west germany influence economic, social, and environmental differences between the two regions after reunification
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communists suffered polution and development with soviet union; west realized standard of living was low
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confederation
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group of states together for a common purpose
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cantons
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states
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neutral
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dont take sides in international conflict/alliances
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what does schloss mean
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palace
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what united holy roman empire (2)
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allegiance to the emperor & defense of the roman catholic church
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what family controlled the holy roman empire
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habsburgs
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what countries were a part of the holy roman empire (5)
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germany
austria spain italy netherlands |
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when did the austro-hungarian empire collapse
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end of WW1 (1867)
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when did germany gain control of austria
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before WW1
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describe austria (4)
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same size as south carolina
most speak german 75% are roman catholic political & cultural capital of europe |
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what is the capital of austria and what river is it on
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vienna; danube river
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why is vienna an important city culturally and historically (3)
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was the capital of central europe during habsburg rule
has historic palaces, churches, and performance halls many great composers lived there |
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name 2 famous composers from austria
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mozart and beethoven
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when did switzerland become independent of habsburg rule
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1600s
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how many cantons are in switzerland
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26
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if each canton has self gov, why does switzerland have a federal gov
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it controls national policies
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does switzerland belong to united nations or EU and why not
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no bc its a neutral country
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how many languages does switzerland have (4) and what language is rapidly becoming the 5th language
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german, french, italian, roman; english
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what are major religions of switzerland (2)
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46% roman catholic; 40 % protestant
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what is the largest city in switzerland, capital, and leading world-banking center
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zurich; bern; zurich
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how has switzerlands traditional foreign policy shaped the country (2)
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neutrality kept them out of war and saved them money
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