Irish Potato Famine • Occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years • Result- ½ the population died or migrated to other countries (like the US)
Cultural Convergence v Divergence
Berlin Wall • Build to keep East Berliners in • A barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989 • Its falling marked the end of communism in Europe
Formation of boundaries
European Union • a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. • Primary goal is to unite Europe economically and open borders to free trade and free movement of people
Cottage industry
Physical Russia
Russia HEI
Chernobyl- Ukraine
Communism • System of government in which the government controls all the means of production • Lenin, Stalin, Putin
Maquiladoras
Panama Canal • Connected the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans • Choke point • Saved time and money
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