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quota
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a limited amount
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downsize
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loss of jobs when a company trims workers to save costs
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demilitarized zone
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strip of land free of troops and weapons
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proliferation
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increase in number
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tariff
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taxes placed on imports
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seismograph
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machines that measure movements in the earth's crust
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militarism
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glorification of war
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homogeneous
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nearly all of a group of people have a similar heritage
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typhoon
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tropical hurricanes that form over the Pacific Ocean
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