| A | B |
| Benelux | the countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg |
| Berlin Wall | the wall that divided Berlin into two zones |
| Communist | a system in which the government plans and controls the economy and a single party holds all power |
| Depose | to remove from power |
| Dominant | exercising the most influence |
| Feudalism | a political system in which powerful lords owned most of the land |
| Holocaust | the Nazis' program of mass murder of European Jews |
| Nationalism | the belief that people should be loyal to their nation |
| Reformation | a period when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches |