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Help on my younger cousin's Global Studies Final Review Guide page 1?

True or False If false, write the correct answer (Just say false, (blank) or true if true) 1.) The state of (Bavaria) led the movement to create a single German country. 2.) The countries now known as Lativa and Estonia were invaded by the Vikings and then by knights of (Teutonic Order). 3.) (Estonia) is culturally close to Poland and the Roman Catholic Church. 9.) Both Spain and Portugal currently have (democratic) forms of government. 10.) Greece became an independant country in (1729). 11.) The fighting of (Kosovo) involved Serbs and ethnic Albanians. 12.) The population of (Bulgaria) is decreasing as people migrate elsewhere to find jobs and housing. 13.) Russia's industrial heartland is located in the (Dnieper River) basin. 14.) The part of Russia located east of the Ural mountains is known as (Belarus). 15.) (Vladivostok) is Russia's only ice-free Arctic port. 16.) The main ethnic group to settle in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus were the (Mongols). 17.) The eastward expansion of Russia was accomplished with the help of the (Cossaks). 18.) Soviet economic planners established a policy of (Capitalism), which is called for the country to produce all the goods it needs. 19.) The main religion of the region is (Eastern Orthodox Christianity). 20.) The (Trans-Siberian Railroad) is Russia's most important transportation link.

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1. 1.) The state of (Bavaria) led the movement to create a single German country. False (It was Prussia) 2.) The countries now known as Lativa and Estonia were invaded by the Vikings and then by knights of (Teutonic Order). True. 3.) (Estonia) is culturally close to Poland and the Roman Catholic Church. False (Estonia is close to Finland and is historically Protestant, Lithuania would fit there) 9.) Both Spain and Portugal currently have (democratic) forms of government. True 10.) Greece became an independant country in (1729). False (Modern Greece became independent March 25, 1821) 11.) The fighting of (Kosovo) involved Serbs and ethnic Albanians. True 12.) The population of (Bulgaria) is decreasing as people migrate elsewhere to find jobs and housing. False (Maybe Poland?) 13.) Russia's industrial heartland is located in the (Dnieper River) basin. False (If I have to say a river, it's Volga, but most of the industry is near Moscow) 14.) The part of Russia located east of the Ural mountains is known as (Belarus). False (It's Siberia) 15.) (Vladivostok) is Russia's only ice-free Arctic port. False (It's Murmansk) 16.) The main ethnic group to settle in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus were the (Mongols). False (It's Russians or maybe Tatars (when?)) 17.) The eastward expansion of Russia was accomplished with the help of the (Cossaks). True 18.) Soviet economic planners established a policy of (Capitalism), which is called for the country to produce all the goods it needs. False (It's Communism) 19.) The main religion of the region is (Eastern Orthodox Christianity). True 20.) The (Trans-Siberian Railroad) is Russia's most important transportation link. Maybe. (It connects Russia from West to East, but I think that economically more significant ones are some canals/rivers/railroads/roads in the west part of Russia)