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balkanization
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the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small scale independence movements and the phenonmenon of mini-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines
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buffer zone
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an extensive bloc of satellite countries that would cushion the Soviet
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cold war
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divided the continent into two hostile, highly armed camps: Europe (US), and the Soviet Union
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collectivization
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state ownership
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continental climate
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hot summers, cold winters
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command economy
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one that was centrally planned and controlled
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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
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linked eastern European aid and recovery to the centralized command economies of communism
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Euroland
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countries who have the Euro
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European Union
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supranational organization of Europe
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fjord
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flooded valley inlets
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guest worker
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foreign workers in a different country
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hierarchical diffusion
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local people converting to a different religion because of the adoption of Christianity by a tribal leader or ruler
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Iron Curtain
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seperated eastern and western Soviet controlled Europe
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irredentism
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state policies for reclaiming lost territory
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Marine west coast climate
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no winter months average below freezing
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medieval landscape
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narrow winding streets crowded with 3 or 4 story masonry buildings with little setback from the street
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mediterranean climate
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distinct dry season during the summer
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moraines
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glacial debris
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polders
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diked agricultural settlements
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privatization
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transfer to private ownership of industries previously owned and run by state governments
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Renaissance-Baroque landscape
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spacious, with expansive ceremonial buildings and squares, monuments, ornamental gardens, and wide boulevards lined with elaborate residences
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schengen agreement
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gradual reduction of border formalities for travelers between EU countries
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secularization
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the widespread movement away from the historically prominent organized religions of Europe
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shield landscape
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rock formations, eroded by bedrock by pleistocene glaciers and still has thins soils
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