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european
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural resources | material source of wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or mineral deposit |
| Colony | a territory or body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state (country) |
| Revolution | great and often violent change |
| Empire | a group of land under one ruler |
| Imperialism | system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages |
| Alliance | when close associations of nations or groups are formed |
| Totalitarianism | a belief that overall government goals are more important than individual rights |
| Nationalism | extreme loyalty and devotion to a nation |
| Armistice | a temporary halt in fighting; a truce |
| Treaty | a formal agreement between two or more groups in relation to peace, economies, and or internal issues |
| Reparations | when defeated power(s) in a war must make payments of money goods and services to the winning powers |