1. Chapter 5 (Modern European History) Vocabulary
Mr. Greaser

2. Measurement of the amount of work accomplished in a given time
Productivity
Measurement of the amount of work accomplished in a given time

3. Textile
Woven cloth

4. Union
Labor organization that negotiates for improved worker conditions and pay

5. Strike
Refusal to work, usually by a labor organization, until demands are met

6. System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages
Imperialism
System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages

7. Alliance
Political agreement between countries to support each other in disputes with other countries

8. Holocaust
Mass killing of 6 million European Jews by Germany’s Nazi leaders during WWII

9. Mass murder of people from a particular ethnic group
Genocide
Mass murder of people from a particular ethnic group

10. Cold War
Period from 1947 to 1991 when the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a political struggle for world influence but did not fight each other

11. Communism
System of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods

12. Deterrence
Maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging an attack

13. Satellite Nation
Nation politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country

14. To forcibly prevent entry into an area
Blockade
To forcibly prevent entry into an area

15. System of carrying supplies by aircraft
Airlift
System of carrying supplies by aircraft

16. Glasnost
Russian policy of “openness” which permitted Soviet people to criticize the government without punishment

17. Perestroika
Policy of economic restructuring in the Soviet Union that called for less government control of the economy

18. Capitalism
Economic system that allows private ownership and open competition of businesses

19. Trade alliance among 28 European countries.
European Union
Trade alliance among 28 European countries.

20. Common currency adopted by countries in the European Union