History 10 (Review 8) – Flashcards
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In early 1998, the unemployment rate in eastern Germany was _______.
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Very high
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How many times larger is the population of the US compared to canada?
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Over 10 times
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_______ has established a reputation of neutrality, both politically and economically, in Western Europe.
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Switzerland
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Integrating West Germany and East Germany has been _______.
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Extremely difficult
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The most prosperous area of Italy is in the _______.
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North
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In 1995, the Swiss Banking Association announced that it had uncovered _______.
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$30 million in dormant accounts
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France conducted a series of underground nuclear tests in the _______ from September 1995 to January 1996.
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South Pacific
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France was blamed for mistakes in providing arms and training to the groups that later carried out the mass killings of the _______ people.
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Tutsi
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The Roman Catholic Pope resides in _______.
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Vatican City
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What historic event happened in November of 1989?
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The Berlin Wall fell
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In may 1997 Italy led a multinational force to?
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Albania
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A fresco is a(n) _______.
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Watercolor painting on plaster
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On February 3,1998, a U.S. Marine Corps jet struck a(n) _______, killing 20 people.
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Ski lift
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The military goal of the European Union is _______.
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To be able to send troops to crisis zones
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The European Union grew out of organizations that promoted _______.
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Cooperative trade agreements among countries
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The European Union gives economic help to struggling nonmember nations.
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True
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The European Union includes __________ member nations.
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15
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The European Union has done all of the following EXCEPT _______.
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Promote the establishment of socialist economies in member nations
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The headquarters of the European Union is in __________.
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Brussels - Belgium
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Nations belonging to the Partnership for Peace participate in all of the following EXCEPT _______.
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Full membership in NATO
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Nations belonging to Partnership for Peace are former _______ members.
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Warsaw Pact
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Greece and _______ were admitted to the NATO alliance in 1952.
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Turkey
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The United States and Soviet Union were allies during the Cold War.
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False
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The North Atlantic Treaty that created NATO was signed in _______.
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1949
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Which of these is not a geographical command of NATO?
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Allied Command Pacific
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The leader of the Federated Republic of Yugoslavia was _______.
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Slobodan Milosevic
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In Bosnia-Herzegovina, NATO forces actively supported the _______ peacekeeping mission.
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UN
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The Czech Republic, Poland, and _______ became members of NATO in 1999.
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Hungary
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NATO air strikes were launched to protect ethnic Albanian _______ from Serbian aggression.
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Kosovars
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Military threats were drastically reduced in the early 1990s because of the end of _______.
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The Cold War
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Which of these countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
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Japan
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The International Court of Justice of the United Nations is located in _______.
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The Hauge - Netherlands
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The United States provides about _______ percent of the United Nations' overall budget.
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25
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The Security Council of the United Nations __________.
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Investigates situations that threaten the peace and develops UN policy
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The International Court of Justice of the United Nations __________.
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Rules on international disputes
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The Secretariat is the United Nations' _______ branch.
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Executive
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The General Assembly _______.
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Is the body where all member nations discuss issues and reccommend actions for the UN
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The United Nations (UN) was founded in _______.
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1945
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The _______ is the most powerful body in the United Nations.
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Security council
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The Secretariat of the United Nations __________.
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Is responsible for the administrative work of the UN and is headed by the Secretary General
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Wars in which country sent thousands of refugees fleeing to Hungary?
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The former Yugoslavia
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In the early 1990s, why did Hungary's relations with Romania and Czechoslovakia become strained?
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The way Hungarians were treated in those countries
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Which of these is a serious problem facing Czech industries?
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Pollution
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Which mountains form the arch in which Slovakia lies?
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Carpathian Mountains
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About 95 percent of Hungarian people are descended from which group?
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The Magyars
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In 1989, what were aging communist leaders of Eastern European nations doing?
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Still rejecting calls for reform
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What is the Czech capital?
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Prague
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What do historians sometimes call Eastern Europe?
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The zone of political change
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In 1989, about what percent of Hungary's farmland belonged to individuals?
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6
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What is Solidarity in Poland?
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An independent workers labor union
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The United Nations estimated that nearly _______ people were forced from Kosovo between March 1998 and April 1999.
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600.000
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In 1999, about 10,000 striking _______ marched on Bucharest.
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Coal miners
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Of the six republics of the former Yugoslavia, ________ had the strongest economy.
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Slovenia
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After other republics broke away, ________ kept the name Yugoslavia (Federated Republic of Yugoslavia) for its own union.
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Serbia and Montenegro
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The word "Yugoslavia" means _______.
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Land of the Slavs
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The term "ethnic cleansing" means _______.
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The killing or removal of an ethic population
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Most of the population of Kosovo is _______.
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Ethnic Albanian
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In May 1997, Romania received an unprecedented visit from _______.
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Hungarys president
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Albania's problem in 1998 was one of ________.
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Refugees
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By 1994, the economy of Bulgaria was _______.
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In bankrupcy
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From 1944 to 1990, Albania was a strong _______ state.
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Communist
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The primary decision making body of the European Union is the _______.
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Council of the European Union
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Europe Day is on __________.
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May 9
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During the Kosovo conflict, NATO attempted to use its military powers to do all of the following except _______.
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Force compliance to its wishes
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What happened to the Polish economy when price controls in Poland ended?
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Inflation soared
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The ________ took effect on November 1,1993, formally establishing the European Union.
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Maastricht Treaty
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Between 1998 and 1999, about 444,000 Kosovars _______.
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Fled to Albania
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Because of the growing unrest among ethnic Albanians, Milosevic _______ in early 1998.
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Ordered Yugoslav military forces into Kosovo
