| A | B |
|---|
| epidemic | an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly & affects a lot of people |
| Estates General | French legislative body made up of clergy, nobles, & common people |
| ethnic cleansing | policy of forcibly removing or killing people of a certain ethnic group |
| eruo | European currency (money) introduced in1999 |
| European Community | group of nations established in 1957 to expand free trade in Europe |
| European Union | expansion of the European Community in 80's & 90's |
| excommunicate | exclude from the Roman Catholic Chruch as a penalty for refusing to obey Church laws |
| factory | place where workers & machines produce large quantities of goods |
| fascism | rule of a people by a dictatorial government that is nationalistic & imperialistic |
| feudalism | system of govt. where local lords control lands but owe militry support to greater lord |
| five-year-plan | 1 Stalin's plans to build industry& increasefarm output in Soviet Union |
| fossil fuels | coal, oil & natural gas |
| genetic engineering | process of changing chemical codes in living things to produce better drugs, or cures |
| genocide | attempt to destroy an entire ethnic or religious group |
| gentry | wealthy landowning class |
