326093229 | Urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | 0 | |
326093230 | Capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | 1 | |
326684389 | Domestic System | Early industrial labor system in which workers produced goods at home | 2 | |
326684390 | Steamship | a ship powered by one or more steam engines | 3 | |
326684391 | Charles Darwin | English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) | 4 | |
326684392 | Socialism | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry | 5 | |
326684393 | Communism | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | 6 | |
326684394 | Social Mobility | The ability of individuals to move from one social standing to another. Social standing is based on degrees of wealth, prestige, education and power. | 7 | |
326684395 | Boxer Protocol | Chinese forced to sign after suppressed in Boxer Rebellion. Required regime to pay gold for damages to foreign life and property and allowed Western powers to station troops in Beijing | 8 | |
326684396 | African National Congress | An organization dedicated to obtaining equal voting and civil rights for black inhabitants of South Africa. Founded in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress, it changed its name in 1923. Eventually brought equality (809) | 9 | |
326684397 | Labor Unions | Organizations of workers who, together, put pressure on the employers in an industry to improve working conditions and wages. | 10 | |
326684398 | Free Market System | Pure capitalism, in which all economic decisions are made without government intervention. | 11 | |
326684399 | Flying Shuttle | John Kay; 1733; only one person needed to operate a loom; weaving went twice as fast | 12 | |
329967701 | Enclosure | the act of enclosing something inside something else | 13 | |
329967702 | Spinning Jenny | an early spinning machine with multiple spindles | 14 |
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