Current Events Fall Review Part I

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Across
  1. 3. Which Middle Eastern country has been torn apart by civil war since 2011?
  2. 4. Which country has become the prime gateway into Western Europe during the region’s most severe refugee crisis since World War II.
  3. 5. From the article, “Heritage or Hate?” – the flag people refer to as the Confederate flag today was a Confederate ________ flag during the Civil War.
  4. 6. Name the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
  5. 8. The current leader of Russia:
Down
  1. 1. In what country would you find Kunduz, where a Doctors Without Borders charity hospital was bombed in early October 2015?
  2. 2. What is the name of the series of international agreements that date back to the 1800s and set rules for how civilians and captured/injured troops should be treated during wartime?
  3. 3. From the article, “Heritage or Hate?” – The murder of nine churchgoers in June of 2015 spurred the state of _________________ to remove the battle flag from their State House.
  4. 7. What country is planning to accept 800,000 migrants and refugees who are flowing into Europe from the Middle East and parts of Africa?
  5. 9. From the article, “Heritage or Hate?” – The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments gave rights to black people __________ the Civil War.
  6. 10. This U.S. state traditionally holds the first contest to choose each major political party’s presidential nominee.
  7. 11. Name the international trade agreement between 12 countries that has both support and opposition across U.S. political party lines.