the study of how society manages its scarce resources

An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

A policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society

(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.

The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs.

an economic concept that states that the price of a good rises and falls depending on how many people want it (demand) and depending on how much of the good is available (supply)

Symbolic heart of Chinese politics; site in Beijing of protests and a massacre in 1989.

A scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past.