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9th Grade Vocabulary Words

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Words 561–595 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
561	mobilization	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming.	the organization of armed forces and national resources for war or emergency	Railways accelerated military mobilization.
562	total war	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: total + war. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	warfare that directs a society's economic and civilian resources toward military victory	During total war, governments rationed food and converted factories to weapons production.
563	trench warfare	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: trench + warfare. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	combat conducted from fortified ditches facing an opponent's positions	Trench warfare on the Western Front produced long stalemates and heavy casualties.
564	self-determination	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: self + determination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the principle that a people should choose its own political status and government	Nationalists appealed to self-determination after the empire collapsed.
565	collective security	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: collective + security. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a system in which states agree to respond together against aggression	Collective security depends on members acting when another state is attacked.
566	League of Nations	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: League + of + Nations. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the international organization created after World War I to promote cooperation and peace	The League of Nations lacked its own armed force.
567	Treaty of Versailles	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Treaty + of + Versailles. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the 1919 treaty that formally ended war between Germany and the Allied powers	The Treaty of Versailles imposed territorial losses and reparations on Germany.
568	Nazism	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Capitalization focus: Nazism is conventionally capitalized as the name of a specific political ideology.	the racist, antisemitic, totalitarian ideology and movement led by Adolf Hitler in Germany	Nazism destroyed democratic institutions and pursued genocidal policies.
569	Holocaust	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter.	the systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of other victims by Nazi Germany and its collaborators	Holocaust remembrance preserves evidence and honors the people who were murdered.
570	Axis Powers	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Axis + Powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the alliance led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II	The Axis Powers pursued expansion across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
571	Allied Powers	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Allied + Powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the coalition opposing the Axis powers during World War II	The Allied Powers coordinated military campaigns despite differing political systems.
572	appeasement policy	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: appeasement + policy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a strategy of granting concessions to an aggressive state in hopes of avoiding conflict	The appeasement policy failed to stop further territorial demands.
573	Cold War	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Cold + War. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the prolonged geopolitical rivalry after World War II led by the United States and Soviet Union	The Cold War involved ideological competition, proxy conflicts, and nuclear tension.
574	containment policy	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: containment + policy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a strategy intended to prevent the spread of an opposing state's influence or ideology	The United States adopted containment policy toward Soviet influence.
575	proxy war	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: proxy + war. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a conflict in which outside powers support opposing local sides rather than fight each other directly	The regional civil war became a proxy war when rival powers supplied weapons.
576	arms race	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: arms + race. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	competition between states to build more or stronger weapons	The nuclear arms race produced enormous arsenals.
577	nuclear deterrence	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: nuclear + deterrence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the strategy of discouraging attack through the threat of devastating nuclear retaliation	Nuclear deterrence depends on an opponent believing retaliation is possible.
578	decolonization	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming.	the process through which colonies gain independence from imperial rule	Decolonization created many new states after World War II.
579	nonaligned movement	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: nonaligned + movement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a group of states that sought independence from the major Cold War power blocs	The nonaligned movement promoted sovereignty and anti-colonial cooperation.
580	United Nations	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: United + Nations. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the international organization founded in 1945 to support peace, cooperation, development, and human rights	The United Nations coordinates humanitarian relief through specialized agencies.
581	Universal Declaration of Human Rights	proper noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Universal + Declaration + of + Human + Rights. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the 1948 international statement recognizing fundamental rights and freedoms for all people	The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes freedom of thought and equal protection.
582	human rights	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: human + rights. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	basic freedoms and protections regarded as belonging to every person	Freedom from torture is a human rights principle.
583	civil society	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: civil + society. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	organizations and relationships outside government and business through which people pursue shared interests	Independent charities and community groups are part of civil society.
584	political legitimacy	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: political + legitimacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	public acceptance that political authority is rightful and may govern	Transparent procedures can increase political legitimacy.
585	nation-state	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: nation + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a sovereign state identified strongly with a particular national community	A nation-state may still contain several languages and cultural groups.
586	border dispute	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: border + dispute. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a disagreement between states or regions about the location or control of a boundary	The two governments submitted the border dispute to arbitration.
587	cultural landscape	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: cultural + landscape. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a place shaped by the interaction of people, culture, and the physical environment	Terraced fields form a cultural landscape created over generations.
588	push factor	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: push + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a condition that encourages people to leave a place	Armed conflict is a powerful push factor in migration.
589	pull factor	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: pull + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a condition that attracts people toward a place	Available jobs can be a pull factor for migration.
590	demographic transition	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: demographic + transition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the shift from high birth and death rates to lower rates as a society changes	During demographic transition, death rates often fall before birth rates.
591	human-environment interaction	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: human + environment + interaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the ways people depend on, adapt to, and alter the natural environment	Irrigation is a human-environment interaction that can support farming and increase soil salinity.
592	population pyramid	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: population + pyramid. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a graph showing a population's age and sex structure	A wide base on a population pyramid indicates many young people.
593	dependency ratio	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: dependency + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the number of younger and older dependents relative to the working-age population	An aging population can raise the dependency ratio.
594	urban sprawl	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: urban + sprawl. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	low-density development spreading outward from a city	Urban sprawl can increase car travel and habitat loss.
595	megacity	noun Study Field: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	an urban area with more than ten million residents	A megacity requires extensive transportation and water systems.

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