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Question 51

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What was the Cold War?

A) armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe from 1968-1973
B) the nickname given to efforts by the cold, northern countries of Europe to resolve their energy crisis in the 1990s in order to avoid deaths caused by hypothermia
C) an armed conflict between the United States and the USSR that lasted from 1946-1991 and included occupation of several European countries by the United States
D) an ideological struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1991, and included Soviet occupation of several European countries
E) armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe that lasted from 1986-1991

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Question 52

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The number of speakers of Romance and Germanic languages in Europe is roughly equal.About how many speakers does each group have in Europe?

A) 10 million
B) 20 million
C) 100 million
D) 200 million
E) 1 billion

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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Industrialization did little to alter the landscape of European cities.

In May 1961,France,Germany,Italy,the Netherlands,Spain,and Portugal ratified a treaty that joined them together in the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).

The Basque language is spoken only in a small region of Spain.

-What event has been an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?

Following World War II,Britain,the United States,and the Soviet Union rewarded Josip Tito,the leader of an anti-Nazi guerrilla group in the Balkans,for his efforts by backing him as the leader of a new socialist Yugoslavia.

Describe and analyze the growth of European economic cooperation from 1950 to the present.

Which of the following factors does NOT explain the environmental diversity of Europe?

English is the largest Germanic language with over 120 million speakers.

Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.

-According to Figure 8.11,which of the following cities is located in the area with the highest population densities?

Write an essay in which you discuss and analyze the various environmental problems affecting Europe,including how governments have dealt with these problems.

How many countries make up the European Union (EU) ?

With high unemployment and economic stress currently widespread in Europe,the region no longer needs to import workers internationally.

Culture has played an important role in Europe.Write an essay in which you discuss how and why some countries are taking such lengths to preserve their national cultures,and also examine whether or not we can speak of a common European culture,and what the characteristics of that culture might be.

-What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?

Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?

Which country of Europe has the region's largest percentage of Muslims?

The collapse of the Soviet Union played a key role in the recent surge of immigration to European countries.