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Western EuropeanCountries
United Kingdom FranceThe U.K. is made up of
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The U.K. has a Constitutional Monarchy that has a king or queen with limited power.
The law-making body is Parliament.
The Magna Carta was the first document to limit the power of the king.
The U.K. is a world leader in trade and part of the EU.
The official language is French.Ideas from some French
philosophers helped shape the U.S. constitution.
France is known for the arts, innovative architecture, fashion, and fine food.
Most people in France are Roman Catholic or Protestant, while some are Muslims.
France has many immigrants from North Africa.
Big Ben clock tower
United Kingdom
Big Ben
London Bridge
Church in England
France
Eiffel Tower in Paris
Arc de TriumphNotre Dame Cathedral
ItalyThe headquarters of the Roman Catholic
church is the Vatican City and surrounded by Italy.
The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, just outside Rome, Italy.
St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel contain many famous statues and paintings.
Most people speak Italian and are Roman Catholic.
Italy has a very warm, Mediterranean climate.
Northern Italy Southern ItalyNorthern Italy is much
more developed than southern Italy.
Northern Italy has large manufacturing, large rivers, abundant minerals, and great wealth.
Northern Italy has buildings over 400 years old and new modern buildings.
Southern Italy mostly relies on farming.
There are fertile areas along the coast, which receive more rainfall.
Farming can be difficult inland.
Southern Italy is very traditional in culture.
Italy
Vatican City
The Colosseum
Italy Leaning Tower of PisaSt. Peter’s Basilica
GermanyGermany has been the cause of World Wars I and II. In World War II, Hitler blamed Germany’s economic problems
on the Jews.Hitler killed millions of Jews which is know as the Holocaust.After World War II, Germany was divided between a free West
Germany and a communist East Germany controlled by Russia.The capital was divided as well into West Berlin and East
Berlin.West Germany was more developed than East Germany.Germany was the front line in the Cold War because of the
Berlin Wall.Germany was reunited in 1989 and the capital is Berlin.Most developed economy.
Germany
Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Castle in Munich, Germany Brandenburg Gate
An aqueduct in Spain Plaza de Espana
Bullfighting
Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Review Questions1) Name the 4 regions of the U.K.2) What type of government does the U.K. have?3) Name 3 things France is known for today?4) Name the smallest country in the world, which is
the head of the Roman Catholic Church.5) How is life different in Northern Italy compared to
Southern Italy?6) What separated the people of Berlin until 1989?7) How were the governments of Germany different
during the Cold War?8) Who controlled East Germany during the Cold War?
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