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United Kingdom
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A country in western Europe that consists of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; pop. 60,270,000
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Ireland
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An island in the British Isles that lies west of Great Britain. Approximately four fifths of the area of Ireland constitutes the Republic of Ireland, with the remaining one fifth belonging to Northern Ireland
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Iceland
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An island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Arctic Circle, at the northern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, volcanically active, only about 20 percent habitable; pop. 300,000
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Norway
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A mountainous European country on the northern and western coastline of Scandinavia, on the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic Ocean; pop. 4,574,000
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Sweden
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A country that occupies the eastern part of the Scandinavian peninsula; pop. 8,986,000
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Finland
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A country on the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Russia; pop. 5,214,000
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Denmark
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A country in northwestern Europe, on the Jutland peninsula, between the North and the Baltic seas; pop. 5,400,000
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Immigrant
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A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
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Refugees
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A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
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Feudalism
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The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service
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Reformation
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The action or process of reforming an institution or practice
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Enlightenment
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A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
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Industrial Revolution
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The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries, brought about by the introduction of machinery
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Communism
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A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
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Cold War
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state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular
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European Union
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An economic and political association of European countries as a unit with internal free trade and common external tariffs
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Welfare States
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A system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens
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Romanticism
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movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual
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France
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A country in western Europe, on the Atlantic Ocean; pop. 60,424,000; capital, Paris; official language, French
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Netherlands
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A country in western Europe, on the North Sea; pop. 16,318,000; capital, Amsterdam; seat of government, The Hague; language, Dutch
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Belgium
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A low-lying country in western Europe, on the southern shore of the North Sea; pop. 10,340,000; capital, Brussels, official languages, Flemish and French
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Switzerland
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A mountainous, landlocked country in central Europe; pop. 7,450,000; capital, Berne
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Crusades
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An organized campaign concerning a political, social, or religious issue, typically motivated by a fervent desire for change
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Reparations
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compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I"
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Holocaust
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The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45. More than 6 million European Jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups, such as gypsies and homosexuals, were murdered
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Luxembourg
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A country in western Europe, between Belgium and Germany and north of France; pop. 462,000
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Realism
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The attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly
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Impressionism
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style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment
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Italy
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A country in southern Europe; pop. 58,057,000; capital, Rome; official language, Italian. Italian name Italia
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Spain
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A country in southwestern Europe that occupies the greater part of the Iberian peninsula; pop. 40,280,000
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Andorra
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A small autonomous principality in southwestern Europe, in the southern Pyrenees, between France and Spain; pop. 69,800
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Greece
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A country in southeastern Europe; pop. 10,647,000
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Portugal
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A country occupying the western part of the Iberian peninsula in southwestern Europe; pop. 10,393,000
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Vatican City
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An independent papal state in the city of Rome, the seat of government of the Roman Catholic Church; pop. 1,000
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City States
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An independent, self-governing city that incorporated its surrounding territory, including smaller towns and villages
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Renaissance
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The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries
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Serbia
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A republic in the Balkans; pop. 9,660,000
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Montenegro
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A mountainous, landlocked republic in the Balkans, formerly part of Yugoslavia; pop. 632,000; capital, Podgorica
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Bosnia
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A region in the Balkans that forms the larger, northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Herzegovina
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A region in the Balkans that forms the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is separated from the Adriatic Sea by part of Croatia
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Croatia
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A country in southeastern Europe, formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia; pop. 4,760,000
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Slovenia
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A country in southeastern Europe; pop. 2,011,000
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