Module 9 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. The right of a government to take private property for public use, usually with financial compensation to the owner.
- 5. A person who refuses to serve in the military or fight in a war due to moral or religious beliefs.
- 7. A person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products.
- 8. A type of popular variety entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries featuring a mix of acts like comedy, music, magic, and acrobatics.
- 9. A person who is killed or suffers greatly for refusing to renounce a cause, belief, or religion.
- 10. The controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, often used by governments during wartime.
- 11. A social movement urging personal moderation or total abstinence from drinking alcoholic beverages.
Down
- 1. The legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (specifically referring to the U.S. from 1920 to 1933).
- 2. The scientific process by which different kinds of living organisms develop and diversify from earlier forms over time.
- 4. Highly organized political groups that command enough votes to maintain administrative and political control of a city, county, or state.
- 6. The basic physical and organizational structures (like roads, bridges, power grids, and water systems) needed for a society to function.