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Vocabular 13-16

Social Studies

TermDefinition
Parliament The national legislature of the United kingdom
Multicultural Relating to or including many different cultures
Deport To expel from a country
Cold War A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after world war II that never developed into open warfare
Eurasia A term used to refer to a single continent made up of Europe and Asia
Solidarity Poland's first independent labor union, confounded by Lech Walesa
Bread Basket An abundant ant grain-producing region
wind Farm A power plant that uses windmills to generate electricity
Tundra A treeless plain round the Artic Ocean in Russia located in the far North
William Shakespeare an English playwright and poet during the late 16th and early 17th centuries
Baltic States Latria, Lithuania, and Estonia, three countries that border the Baltic sea
Totalitarian A government that controls pubic and private life
Channel Tunnel The underwater railroad tunnel between France and England under the English channel
Siberia A huge region in Asian Russia
Communism A government and economic system in which nearly all political power and near of production are held by the government in the name of the people
Command Economy An economic system in which the production of goods and services is controlled by a central government
Lech Walesa Polish leader who cofounded solidarity and served as president of Poland from 1990-1995
Brain Drain the loss of a skilled workers who move in search of better opportunities
Market Economy an economic system in which the preclusion of goods and services is decided by the supply and demand od consumers
Serf A peasant who is bound to the land
Czar Title for the rulers of Russia from the mid-1500s to the early 1900s
Magna Carta A charter or document signed by England's king John in 1215 that limited the power of the monarch and guaranteed nobles basic rights
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