Western Europe Questions

1) What did you learn about EU countries in this section?
France and Germany finally ended their rivalry  and led the movement to establishing the EU. 

2) How do language and religion reflect the cultural division in Western Europe?
There are many different languages spoken and France and Germany always fought over religion. France is Catholic and Germany is Protestant and they remain split today. 

3) Which Western European leaders tried to unify Europe through conquest?
Napoleon Bonaparte, Charlamagne, and Hitler

4) In what way does Western Europe have a diverse economy?
Western Europe has a diverse economy because 

5) What was the Reformation?
The reformation was a religious movement where many Christians broke away from the Catholic church because they didn't like the church practices.

6) What was the Holocaust? 
The Holocaust was the killing of 2/3 of the European Jews and other minorities by the Nazi Party.

7) What was the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin wall was a wall in the middle of the city that divided the Communist and Non-communist Germany.

8) What are some characteristics of Modern Life in Western Europe?
There is good public transportation, they live in smaller homes so they socialize in public places. They have paid vacation time which includes biking, skiing, or hiking. Most of them enjoy a high standard of living. 

Remember to write three things that you learned that were interesting and one question.

Three Interesting Things
1. France has the world's fastest passenger train TGV

2. France is Famous for high fashion clothing and gourmet food

3. Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, and Paul Gauguin made the way for modern art.

Question
Why was the Berlin Wall built?