Questions

1) What did you learn about EU countries in this section?
That Germany and France are filled with a rich background of struggles and wars, and also a changing culture, such as France and Germany starting the EU resulting from the Holocaust.
2) How do language and religion reflect the cultural division in Western Europe?
Catholics and Protestants were in a chain of wars with each other for quite some times- resulting in the two religions basically live on the different ends of the region.
3) Which Western European leaders tried to unify Europe through conquest?
Napoleon, Charmelene, and Hitler.
4) In what way does Western Europe have a diverse economy?
These countries economies are based on industry, although agriculture will always be an important part.
5) What was the Reformation?
The Catholics breaking away from the church and forming a Protestant church.
6) What was the Holocaust?
The mass murder of millions of Jews and other minorities 
7) What was the Berlin Wall?
The separation wall between West and East Germany.  
8) What are some characteristics of Modern Life in Western Europe?
A high status of living, such as cars and fashion lines, smaller houses, good public transportation. 



1) Protestants live mainly in the north and Catholics in the south.
2) High-tech and service industries are also important. Netherlands: electronics, Germany: electronics as well as scientific instruments, France: one of the world's fast train( TGV train a grande vitesse) and a space program. 
3)Western Europe gets more paid vacation time than the US so they can leave the city and go hiking, biking, or skiing.

QUESTION: Do Europeans get more or less paid vacation time than Americans?