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6152373604BourgeoisieTerm that Karl Marx used to describe the wealthy middle class. the oppressor, the haves0
6152373607CaudilloA military strongman who seized control of a government in 19th century Latin America1
6152373611The DumaThe elected representative assembly grudgingly created in Russia by Tsar Nicholas II in response to the 1905 revolution2
6152373614Labour PartyBritish working class political party established in the 1890s and dedicated to reforms and a peaceful transition to socialism, in time providing a viable alternative to the revolutionary emphasis of Marxism3
6152373615Latin American Export BoomLarge scale increase in Latin American exports ( to industrializing countries in the second half of the 19th century, made possible by major improvements in shipping; the boom mostly benefited the upper and middle class4
6152373617Lower middle classSocial stratum that developed in Britain in the 19th century and that consisted of people employed in the service sector as clerks, salespeople, secretaries, police officers, and the like; by 1900, this group comprised about 20 percent of Britain's population5
6152373618Karl marxThe most influential proponent of socialism, Marx (1818-1883) was a German who promoted a classless society6
6152373619Mexican RevolutionLong, bloody war (1911-1920) in which Mexican reformers from the middle class joined with workers and peasants to overthrow the dictator Porfrio Diaz and created a new, much more democratic political order7
6152373620Middle-class valuesBelief system typical of the middle class that developed in Britain in the 19th century, it emphasized thrift, hard work, rigid moral behavior, cleanliness, and "respectability"8
6152373626ProletariatTerm that Karl Marx used to describe the industrial working class, oppressed, have nots9
6152373627Russian Revolution of 1905Spontaneous rebellion that erupted in Russia after the country's defeat at the hands of Japan in 1905; the revolution was suppressed, but it forced the government to make substantial reforms10
6152442396Solution to emerging energy crisisnonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas replace the earlier reliance on renewable energy sources11
6152455426Another name for the Industrial RevolutionAnthropocene12

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