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Name:____________________________ Hr:________ Vocabulary List #8 Europe’s History #2 I. Please restate each definition in your own words. Crusades: Holy wars started by the Christians to regain control of the “holylands” from 10951291. __________________________________________________________________________ Industrial Revolution: Goods that were previously made at home are now made in factories by machines. __________________________________________________________________________ colony: A territory of land under the control of another country. __________________________________________________________________________ Imperialism: One country controlling the territory, economic wealth, and political system of another country. __________________________________________________________________________ empire: A group of countries under the rule of a single authority or power. __________________________________________________________________________ nationalism: Idea of supporting one’s country and culture. __________________________________________________________________________ unification: To bring together or parts becoming one. __________________________________________________________________________ alliance: Countries that support each other in a treaty or pact. __________________________________________________________________________ Westernization: Adoption of western ideas and lifestyles by other countries. __________________________________________________________________________ Allied Powers: World War II forces that included France, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and The United States. __________________________________________________________________________ Axis Powers: World War II forces that were enemies of the Allied Powers and included Nazi, Germany, Japan, and Italy. __________________________________________________________________________ Treaty of Versailles: The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which harshly punished the Germany people. __________________________________________________________________________ Adolf Hitler: German Nazi dictator during World War II that was responsible for the Holocaust. __________________________________________________________________________ Josef Stalin: Communist dictator in the Soviet Union from 1929-1953. __________________________________________________________________________ Cold War: The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension, and competition that existed after World War II between the Soviet Union and its satellites and the powers of the Western world under the leadership of the United States from the mid-1940s to the early 1990. __________________________________________________________________________ Warsaw Pact: Political and military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite countries of Eastern Europe that supported communism. __________________________________________________________________________ Nato “North Atlantic Trade Organization”: An alliance founded in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and Western European countries to oppose Soviet military presence in Europe. __________________________________________________________________________ Berlin Wall: Physical barrier in Berlin Germany that separated the free, democratic West Germany from the communist, Soviet controlled East Germany. __________________________________________________________________________ European Union “EU”: An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members ___________________________________________________________________________ Euro: Official currency of the European Union. ___________________________________________________________________________ II. Please draw an illustration to represent the meaning of each word, Definition Illustration Crusades Industrial Revolution colony Imperialism empire nationalism unification alliance westernization Allied Powers Axis Powers Treaty of Versailles Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin Cold War Warsaw Pact Nato Berlin Wall European Union Euro
