| A | B |
| imperialism | building foreign empires for military and trade |
| culture | way of life of a groupsharing beliefs & customs |
| nationalism | extreme patriotism that encourages conflict with other nations |
| European union | trade alliances among many European countries |
| communism | economic, social, political system of Karl Marx, no private property |
| democracy | government which citizens choose leaders by voting |
| cultural diffusion | spreading new knowledge & skill to new cultures |
| empires | group of land under one ruler |
| Columbian exchange | process of people, diseases, ideas & trade are distributed around the world |
| genocide | mass murder of people because of race, religion or culture |
| Cold War | USA & USSR competing for world influence without declaring war |
| industrialized | economy relying more on manufacturing and less on farming |
| free-enterprise system | economic system on free competition, business with little government intervention |
| socialism | economic system with businesses owned by government |
| subsistence farm | small plot that farmer grows only enough food to feed family |
| capitalism | economic system allows private ownership, open competition |