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united kingdom
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country made up of england, scotland, wales, and northern island
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ireland
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island west of england occupied by the republic of ireland & by norther ireland
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iceland
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island country between the north atlantic and arctic oceans
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norway
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country on the scandanavian peninsula
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finland
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country in northern europe south of sweden
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sweden
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northern european country on the eastern side of the scandanavuan peninsula
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denmark
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country in northwestern europe, between the baltic and north seas
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immigrant
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a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence
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refugeees
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one who flees their home for safety
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feudalism
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in medieval europe and japan, a system of government in which powerful lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty
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reformation
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religious movement that began in germany in the 1400s
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enlightenment
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movement during the 1700s that emphasized the importance of reason and questioned traditions and values
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industrial revolution
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the rapid major change in the economy with the introduction of power driven machinery
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communism
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society based on equality in which workers control industrial production
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cold war
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power struggle between the soviet union and the united states after world war II
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european union
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orginization whose goal is to unite europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries
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welfare states
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nation in which the government assumes major resposibility for people's well-being in areas such as health and education
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romanticism
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artistic style emphasizing individual emotions that developed in europe in the late 1700s and early 1800s as a reaction to industrialization
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france
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country in western europe
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netherlands
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western european country north of belgium
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