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Ch14 Eastern Europe
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |