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22 Cards in this Set
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What is NATO? |
It means north Atlantic Treaty organization and it's means former allied nations, not Russia, it was formed to protect them from communist aggression |
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Balkanization? |
A Geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or a state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another. |
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Devolution? |
The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to a local or regional administration |
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What is the E.U.? |
And family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity |
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Who are the members? |
28 of them!!! |
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What is the main goal of the E.U.? |
To eliminate economic barriers between member nations. |
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What is their currency called? |
Euro |
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North Atlantic Drift? |
Current of warm water from the tropics |
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What two countries are on the Iberian Peninsula? |
Spain and Portugal |
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What countries make up the UK? |
London, Wales, northern Ireland, Scotland |
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Why did the British colonize other nations? What were they looking for? |
They wanted money and power |
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Where is the birthplace of democracy? |
Athens, Greece |
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Who is the IRA? |
The Irish Republican Army |
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Where is the IRA located? And what religion are they? |
Northern Ireland Catholic |
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Basque people- Who are they? Where do they live? What do they want to achieve? |
ERA: a terrorists organization Spain and France Independence |
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WWI- What was the direct cause? When was it? What treaty ended it? |
The assassination of archduke franz ferdinand 1914-1918 Treaty of versailles |
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Crusades- What were they? |
A series of intermittent military campaigns sanctioned by various popes |
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Crusades- When were they? Who was behind them? What was the reason for them? |
1096-1272 Italians They supplied ships for them |
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What are the 5 main romance languages? What language do they all stem from? |
Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romainian Latin |
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Martin Luther- What did he write? What did he stand for? |
The ninety-five theses He started protestant churches (basically reformation) |
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What is said about the Dutch and the way they build in their country? |
"God created the world, but the Dutch created Holland" |
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What is a multi-national state? |
A state in which more than 1 nation resides |
