chp 19&20 Flashcards
Ghetto
A section of a city in which a particular minority group is forced to live
National identity
Sense of what characteristics make them a nation
Holocaust
The execution of 6 million Jews in nazi concentration camps during world war I
Velvet revolution
A revolution without bloodshed, which took place in czechoslovakia in 1980’s
Privatization
The process of selling government owned industries and businesses to private owners
Collective farm
A government owned farm managed by workers who share profits from their produce
Balkanize
To break up into small mutually hostile units as occurred in the Balkans after world war I
Entrepreneur
A go getter individual who starts and builds their own business
Multiplier effect
The effect an investment has in multiplying related jobs throughout the economy
Annex
To formally incorporate into a country or state the territory
Diversify
To increase the variety of
Tundra
A region where temperatures are always cool and only specialized plants can grow
Taiga
Thinly scattered coniferous forests found in Europe and Asia
Steppe
A temperate crass land found in Europe and Asia
Chernozem
A rich topsoil found in midland steppes and other mid latitude grasslands
