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8705116388proletariatworking class0
8705116389FacismFascism is characterized by a government system that strongly promotes nationalism (the superiority of one's nation) as a means to power - using powerful propaganda and media efforts to gain support by promoting the superiority of their nation.1
8705116390bourgeoisiethe upper class aristocracy who controlled wealth, political power, and business2
8705116391Who wrote the The Communist Manifesto?Karl Marx and Freidrich Engles3
8705116392Marx believed that the give would form a..." dictatorship of the proletariat" meaning that the people would have all control of government.4
8705116393Tenementsa room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments5
8705116394Vacation HomesMansions in the city in exotic destinations in their own country and around the world became common amongst the elite families of Europe and the United States6
8705116395Domestic servetsworked as paid servants. One out of every seven people was a domestic servant. Most were women.7
8705116396Upper Classwas privy to wealth and customs only reserved for the wealthiest members of society8
8705116397Middle Classwas comprised mainly of professionals such as lawyers, bankers, artisans, and other professions that offered more lucrative careers. Middle-class families generally lived in more secure and clean neighborhoods, had one or multiple maids or servants (called domestic servants at this time), hosted frequent social gatherings where luxury foods and wine would be served to guests that could include members of the upper class, whom the middle class would mix with socially9
8705116398Middle and Upper classwho enjoyed a considerable amount of greater luxury time and luxury items, as well as higher standards of living and education10
8705116399Sanitary Livingare governed by federal, state, and local laws, which vary by juirisdiction. It generally refers to such conditions or circumstances as might contaminate with dirt or filth, or lead to injury or health problems11
8705116400Working class is also called... Lower classLower class12
8705116401Societythe aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community13
8705116402Economicsthe branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth14
8705116403"New money"factory owners and other business owners, entrepreneurs who had taken advantage of new opportunities during the Industrial Revolution, to rise up from the ranks of the middle class to the elite echelons of high society15
8705116404"Old Money"There was the traditional wealthy families of Europe who had inherited wealth, prestige, and possibly their job titles and positions, and there were also wealthy bankers and business owners, train company tycoons and factory builders16
8705116405When did the Industrial Revolution begin?19th century17
8705116406Industrial Revolutionthe creation of the modern factory, the invention of the steam engine, which would power factories and locomotives (trains - another British Industrial Rev. invention), and the rise of powerful big businesses.18
8705116407ConsumeristicExhibiting or supporting consumerism; materialistic; eager to amass material goods19
8705116408private propertyproperty owned by individuals and companies, not governments and nations. It implies that that property belongs to the owner and therefore they should have the freedom to use in the way they see best20
8705116409competitionwithin markets created a balance that was both good for competitive businesses and consumers21
8705116410Free marketbusinesses control their price setting and operations. This idea of free markets is also often referred to as the free-enterprise system22
8705116411Capitalisman economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state23
8705116412SocialismIt began as a result of horrible working conditions during the I.R. that people believed needed to be fixed and they believed the government should be responsible24

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