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Ch14 Eastern Europe
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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brackish | water that is somewhat salty |
basin | a area of land that is drained by its tributaries and a river |
steppe | A partly dry grassland often found on the edge of a desert |
balkanization | To break a country up into smaller units that are often hostile to each other |
extract | to remove or take out |
alliance | a union between countries formed to advance common causes |
assassination | the act of killing a prominent person by surprise attack for political reasons |
soliditary | Organization of Polish trade unions |
strategy | a plan to solve a problem |
inevitable | sure to happen |
unique | unusual |
factor | a cause |
devolution | the process by which a large, centralized government gives power away to smaller, local governments. |
foreign investment | money from foreign companies and nations given to a company in exchange for part ownership |