WG Europe

Communism
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Communism
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country. - The Soviet Union
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Socialism
A system in which the government uses income redistribution and high taxes to provide universal healthcare and other government funded programs
- France
The Euro
in 1999 it was adopted as the official currency of the European Union
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European Union
An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
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Western Europe
Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of the European continent.
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economic integration
refers to economic interdependence between countries usually achieved by agreement between countries to reduce or eliminate trade and other barriers between them.
Roman Catholicism
A branch of Christianity that developed in the western Roman Empire and that recognized the Pope as its supreme head - has remained an influential religion in Europe
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Eastern Orthodox
a Christian church that grew out of Christianity in eastern Europe and present-day Turkey
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nationalism
A sense of national pride to such an extent of exalting one nation above all others - led to the developmental transition from city-states to modern countries in Southern Europe
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ethnicity
Affiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture.
Protestantreferring to Christian religions that grew out of the ReformationGulf StreamA warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean - gives Northern Europe a mild climate despite their northern locationacid rainprecipitation that is more acidic than normal because of air pollutionservice sectorThe sector of the economy that provides services--such as health care, tourism, and education-guest workerslegal immigrant who has a work visa and is allowed in the country for a short time period to work -political and economic instabilityA situation in which the government and economy of a country may fall or collapse. - has happened in Southern Europe because of high national debt and unemploymentIndustrial RevolutionA period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s -capitalisman economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. - United States of Americastandard of livingQuality of life based on ownership of necessities and luxuries that make life easier.World War I(1914 - 1918) European war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.World War II(1939 - 1945) A war fought in Europe, Africa and Asia between the Allied Powers of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States against the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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