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 * **Contemporary World History Survey Vocabulary Words**
 * 1. [|Contemporary]: of the modern; current ||
 * 2. [|History]: the discipline that records and interprets past events. ||
 * 3. [|Imperialism]: when one nation or people seeks to control the economic, political, and/or cultural lives of another nation or people. (The process of becoming an "empire" ||
 * 4. Self-Determination: the right of a people to rule/govern themselves ||
 * 5. Ultimatum: a final set of demands ||
 * 6. Mobilize: to prepare a nation's military for war. ||
 * 7. Heir: somebody who holds the right to receive a property, positiion, or title ob somebody else when that person dies. (e.g. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austro-Hungarian thronw.) ||
 * 8. Stalemate: a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other. ||
 * 9.caliber weapons (such as cannon or missile launchers) that are operated by crews. ||