Chapter 21 Lesson 2: Western Europe and North America – Flashcards
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The EC turned into what?
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European Union
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The was one of the EU's first goals?
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To establish a common currency
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By January 2010, the euro had officially replaced________ national currencies and served around____________people
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17 currencies 327 million
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What major crisis happened to the euro?
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the public debts of Greece and ireland Threatened bankruptcy for those countries and financial disaster for the euro.
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In 1982 the Christian Democratic Union of _________ formed a new,more conservative gov in WEST germany
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Helmut Kohl
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Who was in charge of the Communist Party in EAST Germany
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Erich Hanecker
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what was torn down
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the Berlin Wall
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What was Kohl's government forced to do
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raise taxes
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Who became Germany's first female chancellor
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Angela Merkel
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Currenet Chancellor of Germany
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Angel Merkel
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Prime Ministers of G. Britain in: 1990 1997 2007 2010
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Margaret Thatcher Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron
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French pres. from 1995-2007
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Jaques Chirac
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Especially noticeable were the growing tensions between the _________ community and the rest of the population (in France)
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Muslim
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The tensions helped elect __________ as French Pres in 2007
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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President of France (current)
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Francois Hollande
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U.S President Ronald Reagan reduced welfare policies by cutting spending on ______,___________,and ___________. At the same time, he oversaw the largest peacetime___________________________.
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*food stamps, school lunch programs, and job programs* *military buildup in U.S history*
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Total federal spending rose from 631 billion dollars in 1981 to ______________________by 1987
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over a trillion dollars
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Budget Deficits
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when the government spends more than it collects in revenues
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Replaced Reagan Ronald
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George H. Bush
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George Bush couldn't deal with____________________.
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Federal deficits and an economic downturn
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Who was elected U.S pres in 1992
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Bill Clinton
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U.S pres in 2000
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George W. Bush
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U. S pres in 2008
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Barack Obama
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In 1993 Canada approved the ________________________________________ to make trade easier
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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Current Prime Minister of Canada
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Justin Trudeau
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Which province in Canada has thought of succession
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Quebec
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In the 1990's some women urged a return to
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Traditional gender roles
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What country dominated the art after WWll
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U.S
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Postmodernism
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an artistic movement that emerged in the 1980's; artists do not expect rationality in the world and are comfortable with many "truths"
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Popular Culture
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entertainment created for a profit and a mass audience
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Two things that have created a sense that Americans and Europeans share a culture
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Television and sports
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Culture Imperialism
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Referring to western nations' control of other world cultrures similar to how they had controlled colonial governments
