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  The *capital* of Belgium is *#*.                                                                                                                                Brussels                                               Athens                                                 Antwerp                                                Ghent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	  During its long history *Belgium* has been *ruled by* the *#, the French, the Austrians, and the Dutch*; it became *[ in 1831*.                                 Spanish                                                Portuguese                                             English                                                Germans                                                independent                                            a world power                                          a democracy                                            democratic                                                Although less than *#* of *Belgium's labor force* works *[*, efficient farming practices allow them to be almost self-sufficient.                               4%                                                     14%                                                    40%                                                    .04%                                                   in agriculture                                         in industry                                            in manufacturing                                       in agricultural importing                               
  Although it is a *small country, Belgium's population* is *divided between the French speaking, Celtic #, and the Dutch speaking [*.                            Walloons                                               Irish                                                  Welsh                                                  Basques                                                Flemings                                               Slovenians                                             Bavarians                                              Franks                                                  	  *In WWII* (1939-1945) *Belgium* was once again *#*; the *war cost* Belgium many *lives* and *[*.                                                                invaded and occupied by Germany                        bombed but not invaded by Germany                      attacked and occupied by Russia                        able to remain neutral                                 the destruction of much property                       the iron and coal resources of the country             the final loss of its independence                     the collapse of the Belgium monarchy                      After WWII *Belgium supported # in Europe* (1958-1992), *joining [* and becoming headquarters for the European Community.                                       economic unity                                         a new communist order in Europe                        economic independence                                  higher tariff barriers in Europe                       the Common Market                                      the League of Nations                                  the Warsaw Pact nations                                the Common Defense League                               
  *Belgium's* strategic *location between #, meant* that it was *[ drawn into* the *wars between* these *two nations*.                                            France and Germany                                     the Soviet Union and Germany                           France and Austria                                     The Netherlands and Germany                            inevitably                                             rarely                                                 only once                                              never                                                   	  In the years *after WWII* (1945-1990) the *most difficult problem facing Belgium* has been the *strained relationship between the #*.                           Walloons and the Flemish                               Franks and the Goths                                   Bosnians and the Croats                                Welsh and the Franks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  *Belgium's #* makes it *possible to grow* a wide variety of crops such as *[*.                                                                                  fertile soil and generally mild climate                large, dense population                                alkaline soil and generally rainy climate              lack of soil and extremely dry climate                 wheat, sugar beets, and potatoes                       sugar cane, sorghum, and millet                        citrus fruit, bananas, and avocados                    grapes, sugar peas and cotton                           
  *#* is the *capital of Belgium* and the *[*, making it, *for some, the capital of the new Europe*.                                                              Brussels                                               Liege                                                  Bruges                                                 Antwerp                                                headquarters for the European Community                capital of the League of Nations                       headquarters of the world court                        capital of the Benelux nations                          	  In 1960 *Belgium granted independence to* the Belgian *#* in Africa, but *the colony, ill-prepared for [, faced serious problems*.                              Congo                                                  Mozambique                                             Katanga                                                Cameroon                                               self-government                                        membership in the pan-African union                    tribal government                                      choosing their own king                                   *Since* the *# manufacturing and trade flourished* in Belgium, which is *ideally situated to trade with [*.                                                     Middle Ages                                            middle of the 19th century                             early Bronze Age                                       Roman period                                           France, Germany and England                            France, Russia and Italy                               Germany, Spain and Greece                              England, Sweden and Portugal                            
  *Belgium* is a *small country*, just *slightly larger than* *#*, but it has a very *[*.                                                                         Maryland                                               Maine                                                  Minnesota                                              Montana                                                high population density                                small population                                       large population, but a low population density         high level of crime                                     	  *Belgium tried to remain neutral in #* (1914-1918), but it was *drawn into* the *war when [ invaded* and occupied it *during* the German *attack on France*.    WWI                                                    WWII                                                   The Franco-Prussian War                                the Cold War                                           Germany                                                Italy                                                  England                                                Russia                                                    For centuries, *#* has been an *important* part of the *Belgium economy*.                                                                                       textile production                                     shoe manufacturing                                     mining                                                 the salt trade                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  *Belgium* is *bordered* to the north *by #*, to the east by *Germany and Luxembourg, and* to the south by *[*.                                                  The Netherlands                                        Denmark                                                Sweden                                                 Austria                                                France                                                 Spain                                                  Britain                                                Germany                                                 	  Late in the *19th century Belgium acquired* a huge African colony, the *#*; initially Belgium's *King* Leopold *governed* it *as [*.                            Congo                                                  Angola                                                 Mombasa                                                Tonga                                                  his own property                                       a state of Belgium                                     his League of Nations mandate                          a nature preserve                                         Although *#*, the port city of *[* has become the *center of* the world's *diamond cutting industry*.                                                           diamonds are not mined in Belgium                      Belgium's diamond mines are small                      Belgium has only one diamond mine                      the world's largest diamond mine is in Belgium         Antwerp                                                Brussels                                               Ghent                                                  Assebroek                                               
  *Belgium* has few mountainous areas, and *is* generally a *#*, which made it *[ in* both *WWI and WWII*.                                                        lowland country                                        rugged land                                            isolated country                                       desert region                                          vulnerable to invasion                                 a major aggressor                                      safe from invasion                                     uninvolved                                              	  In *World War II*, the *#* took place *at [*.                                                                                                                   Battle of the Bulge                                    signing of the peace treaty                            surrender                                              Night of Crystal                                       Bastogne                                               Antwerp                                                Ghent                                                  Assebroek                                                 *# is one of the chief industries in Belgium*.                                                                                                                  Diamond cutting                                        Hog butchering                                         Leather tanning                                        Cotton milling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  *On Belgium's* short *North Sea coast*, *#* is the *most important port city*, but *Antwerp*, just inland *on* the *[*, is the *largest port*.                  Ostend                                                 Liege                                                  Brussels                                               Antwerp                                                Scheldt River                                          Rhine River                                            Meuse River                                            Rhone River                                               The *last horseback # are in [*, located in West Flanders province.                                                                                             fishermen of Europe                                    circus performers                                      cowboys                                                trained dogs                                           Oostduinkerke                                          Antwerp                                                Ostend                                                 Liege                                                     Partly *because of* its *small size, Belgium has #*, although it has *some [*.                                                                                  few natural resources                                  a wide assortment of natural resources                 no fresh water sources                                 no energy resources                                    iron ore and large coal deposits                       steel deposits and large coal supplies                 nickel and manganese deposits                          coal, but no iron deposits                              
  *Water transportation* in Belgium is very *important* because its *rivers*, like the *#*, are *navigable and connected by [*.                                   Meuse and the Scheldt                                  Meuse and the Tiber                                    Thames and the Scheldt                                 Danube and the Dneiper                                 canals                                                 high speed rail service                                the autobahn                                           the North Sea                                             *Since* its *independence* in 1831 *Belgium* has been *#; today* the power of the *king* is *limited by [*.                                                     a monarchy                                             a republic                                             a democracy                                            a dictatorship                                         a constitution and an elected parliament               foreign control of the government                      a hereditary council of elders                         a long tradition of common law                            *Belgium imports* almost all of its *#* and is also *very dependent on imported [* for home and industrial use.                                                 petroleum                                              hydroelectric power                                    nuclear energy                                         hydrogen                                               natural gas                                            mineral water                                          nitrogen                                               steam power                                               The *#* is *in* the town of *Waterloo, where [ was defeated*.                                                                                                   Wellington Museum                                      Egyptian Museum                                        Museum of Science and Industry                         Dinosaur Museum                                        Napoleon                                               Wellington                                             Joe Lewis                                              King Arthur                                               *Most* of *Belgium's exports* are *industrial products*, like *#*, which are *traded* mainly *in [*.                                                            iron and steel, machinery, and ships                   airplanes, autos and textiles                          computers, appliances, glass ware and weapons          wheat, vegetables and flowers                          Europe                                                 the Belgian Congo                                      Scandinavia                                            the United States                                         *Belgian politicians, such as #*, have been *leaders in* modern (1970-1990) *efforts to bring about [*.                                                         Paul-Henri Spaak                                       Conrad Adenauer                                        Charles de Gaulle                                      Jean Monet                                             political and economic unity in Europe                 a sharper division between Eastern and Western Europe  stronger rights for ethnic minorities in Europe        closer ties between Belgium and Korea                     Because it has *limited natural resources, Belgium* is very *#*, and in this respect, it is *similar to [*.                                                     dependent on imported raw materials                    dependent on imported manufactured goods               dependent on exporting raw materials                   dependent on foreign aid from the U.S.                 Japan                                                  Germany                                                China                                                  the United States                                       
  The *population* of Belgium is *approximately # million*.                                                                                                       10                                                     12                                                     9                                                      11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Belgium is *approximately # square miles in area*.                                                                                                              11,778                                                 17,178                                                 18,718                                                 71,778                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  Belgium's *major cities are Brussels, Antwerp, Liege, #*.                                                                                                       Ghent and Bruges                                       Tilburg and Aachen                                     Arlon and Lille                                        Vlissingen and Knokke                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In Belgium, *60 % of the population speak # and 33% speak 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