Review Questions

1) What did you learn about EU countries in this section?
That France and Germany were the leaders that started establishing movement towards an EU.

2) How do language and religion reflect the cultural division in Western Europe?
Language and religion shaped Western Europe giving it a distinct identity. Germany and Austria are famous for music. France and the Netherlands have had many important painters.

3) Which Western European leaders tried to unify Europe through conquest?
Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Adolf Hitler.

4) In what way does Western Europe have a diverse economy?
Western Europe has been rich in agriculture, and in the 1800s, it was one of the first regions to industrialize. The region's economy remains strong because it includes agriculture and manufacturing, plus high-tech and service industries.

5) What was the Reformation?
A period when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestants to fight religious wars that tore Europe apart.

6) What was the Holocaust?
A program of mass murder of two-thirds of European Jews and the murder of other minorities.

7) What was the Berlin Wall?
Berlin Wall that was a wall located in East Germany divided cut by two by the wall.

8) What are some characteristics of Modern Life in Western Europe?
Cities are interesting and pleasant places to live. Cities also have lower crime rate or no crime rate at all. Europeans receive more paid vacation time then the U.S. Europeans live in smaller homes than Americans do.

Remember to write three things that you learned that were interesting and one question.
1) Europeans live in smaller homes, because of law
2) Europeans received more paid vacation time than Americans.
3) France and Germany were leaders in the movement toward establishing the EU.

One question: How does the economic strength of a nation affect its willingness to welcome immigrants?