Northern Europe Quiz – Flashcards
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Northern Europe includes the _____, the _____, and _____?
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Nordic Countries, United Kingdom, Ireland
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Which countries are the Nordic Countries?
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Norway, Denmark(& Greenland &the Faroe Islands), Sweden, Finland, Iceland
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Which countries are a part of the United Kingdom?
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England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
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Which countries make up Scandinavia?
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Norway, Sweden, Denmark
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Administrative division of a country that has a degree of autonomy (freedom from an external authority)
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Autonomous Territory
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What countries make up the Scandinavian peninsula?
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Norway, Sweden, northern Finland
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What language is spoken in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland?
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North Germanic
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What language is spoken in Finland?
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Uralic
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inter-parliamentary organization for cooperation that includes the Nordic and Baltic States
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Nordic Council
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What two factors played a large role in the early history of the UK and Northern Europe?
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Migration and movement
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Romans, Celts, Germanic tribes, Norsemen, and Normans conquered _____.
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Britain
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also known as Vikings; most well-known as seafarers and warriors
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Norsemen
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Who was the first group of people from Europe to explore North America?
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Norsemen
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Region in France established by the Norsemen
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Normandy
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Who captured England?
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William the Conqueror
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What occurred after England was captured?
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Linguistic Acculturation
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England gained control of _____, _____, and _____
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Wales, Ireland, Scotland
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What year was the United Kingdom established?
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1801
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What year did the Irish Republic declare independence?
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1919
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What did Britain lead from the 17-19th centuries?
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Colonization and Imperialism
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How did Britain make colonization and imperialism possible?
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Huge economy and naval strength
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What kind of government did the UK develop?
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Representative Government
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What kind of government does the UK exist under?
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed
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Parliament
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The English monarch used to have absolute power - what changed that?
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Magna Carta
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Signed by King John 1215 - declared all nobles (eventually all people) had certain undeniable rights and that the monarch must obey his own laws
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Magna Carta
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The Magna Carta ultimately gave _____ more power.
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Parliament
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What natural resources helped Britain be the first to industrialize?
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Coal and iron
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The British empire dramatically changed after _____?
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WWII
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There is a long standing conflict between _____ and the _____.
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Ireland and the United Kingdom
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The conflict between Protestant English landlords and Irish Catholic residents created ___________ in Ireland.
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Animosity and poverty
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When did the Republic of Ireland gain independence from the UK?
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1921
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What religion predominantly exists in Northern Ireland?
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Protestant
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What religion predominantly exists in the Republic of Ireland?
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Catholic
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Ethno-nationalist (&territorial) conflict in Northern Ireland (and sometimes Republic of Ireland and the UK) from the 1960s-1980s
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The troubles
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Form of nationalism in which the nation is defined in terms of ethnicity (nations defined by a shared heritage)
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Ethnic-nationalism
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Group of people who identify with a common ancestral, cultural, social, or national experience
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Ethnicity
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Conflict stems from __________.
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British colonization and actions in Northern Ireland
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-poor treatment of the Native Irish -control over and exploitation of Ireland's natural resources -purposeful peopling of the northern region with non-Irish people who would be loyal to the British gov. -banning of Irish Gaelic -catholic rights restricted and targeted for discrimination
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Actions in Northern Ireland
