| A | B |
| Adolph Hitler | Leader of Germany and Nazi party during World War II |
| Winston Churchill | Prime Minister/Leader of England during World War II |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | American President during Great Depression and World War II |
| Vladimir Lenin | Bolshevik ruler of Russia, brought communism to Russia, changed name to USSR |
| Joseph Stalin | Ruthless leader of Soviet Union after Lenin's death and through WW II |
| Benito Mussolini | Fascist Italian leader and Hitler ally during World War II |
| Mikail Gorbachev | Soviet leader during the 1980s; pushed for reforms to make country more democratic |
| Vladimir Putin | Current leader of the Soviet union |
| Germanic | Language group containing English and Dutch |
| Slavic | Language group containing Russian and Polish |
| Romance | Language group derived from Latin; containing Spanish and French |
| Roman Catholic | Religion of southern Europe |
| Protestant | Religion of western and northern Europe |
| Orthodox | Religion of southeastern Europe and Russia |
| State Duma | Elected body of the Russian parliament |
| Bundestag | Elected body in the German parliament |
| House of Commons | Elected body in the British parliament |
| Prime Minister | Leader of England |
| Chancellor | Leader of Germany |
| President | Leader of Russia |
| Russia | Presidential Democracy |
| Germany and England | Parliamentary Democracy |
| Communism | Former government of the Soviet Union |
| Command | Former economic system of the Soviet Union |
| Mixed-market | Economic system of all European countries today |
| Queen | Ceremonial leader of the British government |
| London | Capital and largest city of England |
| Moscow | Capital and largest city in Russia |
| Berlin | Capital and largest city in Germany |
| United Kingdom | Made up of the countries of Scotland, Wales, England, and Northern Ireland |