19.western europe
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The USA is a country of immigrants.
37.8 Percent of Americans have European heritage.
African Am.
European Am.
HispanicAm.
Americans
Asian Am.
Las Vegas is a favorite destination for Europeans. Western Europe, the city’s second biggest international market — up 81.7 percent since 2003.
Population Patterns Western Europe's population patterns
have been shaped by physical geography, migration, and world events.
The People Switzerland is a blended European cultures.
It has 3 official languages German, French, and Italian.
The People
Western Europe is not as ethnically diverse as the USA or South America.
Ethnic composition, language, religionEthnic groups: Arab/North African 5%; Breton 1%; Catalan .5%Fleming 1.5French 76.9German 1.4Portugues1.5Vietnamese 1.0
The People
5 percent of France’s population came from North Africa, which used to be a part of France during the Age of Empires
The People
5 percent of France’s population came from North Africa, which used to be a part of France during the Age of Empires
The People
5 percent of France’s population came from North Africa, which used to be a part of France during the Age of Empires
It has a guest worker program, people from other countries work in a different country for a temporary time.
Socrative quick poll
Which Western European country has the most ethnic mix?
A. France B. Germany C. Netherlands D. Switzerland
Density and Distribution Like South American and Mexico, most
people migrate to cities in Western Europe.
Density and Distribution Some people work in the cities, but live
outside the city called suburbanization.
European Timeline 700’s BCE-476 Classical Greece, Alexander, Rome 500-800 Dark Ages, Vikings 800-1500 Middle Ages, Crusades, Reformation 1400-1600’s Renaissance, Age of Exploration 1700-1900 Age of Empires, Industrial Revolution 1900’s World Wars, Cold War
Middle Ages and Reformation created many of the religions still practiced today and in the USA.
The Crusades (Wars of Christians vs. Muslims) a conflict that many in the middle east see as continuing up to today.
History and Government Early Peoples Celts, Frisians and Basque prehistoric
people settled Western Europe thousands of years ago.
Frisians
History and Government Germanic Tribes overran the Roman Empire ,
ending the Classic Age (476) beginning the Middle Ages (500-1500).
Law and Order broke down.
Schools, trade, roads, building tech, even money disappeared in western Europe.
History and Government The Rise of Western Europe The Franks (a Germanic tribe) conquered
western Europe.
History and Government Charlemagne's system of land
distribution became the basis of feudalism.
Serfs
Three classes of people: those that prayed, those that fought, and those that worked. You were born
into your class.
History and Government In 843, Charlemagne’s
Empire was divided among his sons.
The Western part became France,
The Eastern part called the German States or Holy Roman Empire .
The middle fought over as the neither lands.
History and Government Strong French Kings unified France and
made Paris a center for education and culture.
History and Government The Netherlands became a center for trade,
merchants usually ran the city governments.
History and Government From 1089 - 1291, the Christian Europeans
fought Crusades to take Jerusalem from Muslim rule.
Pope Urban II calls for The First Crusade.
The Crusades were military campaigns started by the Roman Catholic Church to take land around Jerusalem from the Muslims.
History and Government The Christian Crusaders took Jerusalem in the first
Crusade, but eventually the Muslim leader Saladin drove them out.
History and Government The Crusades failed, but brought Europeans
into trade with the eastern Mediterranean.
History and Government By the 1400’s, educated Europeans developed
a new interest in Classical Greece and Rome, called the Renaissance.
Sandro Botticelli La Prima Verra, or Birth of Venus
History and Government By the 1400’s, educated Europeans
developed a new interest in Classical Greece and Rome, called the Renaissance.
Leonardo da Vinci, started in Florence Italy, but moved to Paris France
History and Government By the 1400’s, educated Europeans
developed a new interest in Classical Greece and Rome, called the Renaissance.
Michelangelo’s David (Florence) and Pieta (Vatican City)
History and Government Merchants from Italy spread these ideas
which became popular throughout Europe.
History and Government Many people and kings resented the Pope and
Roman Catholic Church, who had become super powerful.
History and Government New Christian religions appeared called the Protestant
Reformation, especially in Germany, England, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Protestant Reformation, [a] a movement against what the Protestants considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the major divisions of Christianity.
History and Government Winds of Change After the 30’s year War (1618-1648), your king
became more important than religion in these wars.
History and Government Winds of Change France became a major world power
Louis 14th of France builds the Palace of Versailles
History and Government Winds of Change Society had not changed much since the times of Charlemagne.
The Nobles and Church still dominated society, while merchants had little influence in national politics and peasants lived poor
History and Government Winds of Change In 1789, the merchants (middle class) united with the
working class and overthrew the French monarchy and nobles in the French Revolution.
History and Government Winds of Change But in 1789, the French Revolution
overthrew the French monarchy. and made a Republic.
republic; plural noun: republics a state in which supreme power is held
by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
March of the Women,October 5-6, 1789
We want the baker, the baker’s wife and the baker’s boy!
A spontaneous demonstration of Parisian women for bread.
History and Government Winds of Change During the French Revolution, nationalism
became the most important factor.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen August 26,
1789V Liberty!V Life!V Equality under the
Law!V Property!V Resistance to
oppression!V Thomas Jefferson
was in Paris at this time.
Olympe de Gouges (1745-1793)
Declaration of the Rights of Womanand of the Citizen (1791)
V Women played a vital role in the Revolution.
V But, The Declaration of the Rights of Man did NOT extend the rights and protections of citizenship to women.
The Royal Family Attempts
to Flee
June, 1791Helped by the Swedish Count Hans Axel
von Fusen [Marie Antoinette’s lover].
The Death of “Citizen” Louis Capet
Matter for reflection
for the crowned jugglers.
So impure blooddoesn’t soil our land!
The First Coalition &The Brunswick
Manifesto(August 3, 1792)
FRANCE 1792-1797 AUSTRIA
PRUSSIABRITAINSPAINPIEDMONT
Duke of Brunswick if the Royal Family is harmed, Paris will be leveled!!
History and Government Winds of Change Napoleon Bonaparte spread the ideas of
the French Revolution and created an Empire.
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History and Government Winds of Change He ended the Holy Roman Empire by
defeating the German Emperor at the battle of Austrialitz.
Napoleon’s Defeat at Waterloo
(June 18, 1815)
Dukeof
Wellington
Prussian General Blücher
Battle of Waterloo Napoleon commits the Guard.flv
History and Government Winds of Change Prussia (a German state) unified Germany
under a new emperor the czar.
History and Government Winds of Change Rivalries between the Central Powers
(Imperial Germany, Austria, Russia) and Allies (France, England, Italy)led Europe into World War I (1914-1918) .
History and Government Winds of Change
The Germans were found guilty of starting the war and France and England made it pay reparations for damages.
History and Government Winds of Change German aggression led to World War II
(1939-1945) . Nazi leader Hitler planned and carried out the Holocaust the mass murder of Jews, Slavs, gypsies, gays, and alcoholics.
History and Government A New Era During the 1950’s, Germany was divided
into democratic Wes Germany and Communist East Germany.
History and Government A New Era
This division remained until the end of the Cold War and fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
History and Government A New Era In the 1990’s, the countries of Western
Europe united economically called the European Union (EU).
Culture Language and Religions
Most western Europeans speak Indo European languages, like French and German. Many countries have one or more official languages.
Culture Language and Religions
Christianity is the main religion of Western Europe.
Catholic Protestants
Culture Education and Health Care
All children are educated. 98-100 percent can read.
Everyone has health care. Germany funds heath, education, unemployment .