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Western Europe an Countries

Western Europe an Countries . United Kingdom. France. The 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.

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Western Europe an Countries

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  1. Western European Countries

  2. United Kingdom France • The 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.

  3. United Kingdom London Bridge Big Ben clock tower Big Ben Church in England

  4. France Eiffel Tower in Paris Notre Dame Cathedral Arc de Triumph

  5. Italy • The 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.

  6. Northern Italy Southern Italy • Northern 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.

  7. Italy The Colosseum Vatican City Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy St. Peter’s Basilica

  8. Germany • Germany 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.

  9. Germany Berlin Wall Fall of the Berlin Wall Castle in Munich, Germany Brandenburg Gate

  10. Spain Plaza de Espana An aqueduct in Spain Bullfighting Barcelona, Spain

  11. Review Questions • Name the 4 regions of the U.K. • What type of government does the U.K. have? • Name 3 things France is known for today? • Name the smallest country in the world, which is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. • How is life different in Northern Italy compared to Southern Italy? • What separated the people of Berlin until 1989? • How were the governments of Germany different during the Cold War? • Who controlled East Germany during the Cold War?

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