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13533540571steam enginesteam engine Mechanical device in which the steam from heated water builds up pressure to drive a piston, rather than relying on human or animal muscle power; the introduction of the steam engine allowed a increase in productivity and made the Industrial Revolution possible; Invented by James Watt0
13533540572Indian Cotton Textileswell-made and inexpensive cotton textiles from India; competition stimulated the British textile industry to industrialize, led to the eventual destruction of the Indian textile market in Europe and India1
13533540573Middle class Valuesmiddle-class values Belief system typical of the middle class that developed in Britain in the nineteenth century; it emphasized thrift, hard work, rigid moral behavior, cleanliness, and "respectability"2
13533540574lower middle classDeveloped in nineteenth century that consisted of people employed in the service sector as clerks, salespeople, secretaries, police officers, and the like; by 1900, about 20 percent of Britain's population3
13533540575Karl MarxKarl Marx a philosopher and economist famous for his ideas about capitalism and communism4
13533540576Labour PartyWorking-class political party in the 1890s and dedicated to reforms and a peaceful transition to socialism, viable alternative to the emphasis of Marxism5
13533540577Latin American export boomLarge-scale increase in Latin American exports (mostly raw materials and foodstuffs) to industrializing countries in the second half of the nineteenth century, made possible by major improvements in shipping; the boom mostly benefited the upper and middle classes6
13533540578Proletariatthe industrial working class; originally used in ancient Rome to describe the poorest part of the urban population7
13533540579Bourgeoisieowners of industrial capital; originally meant "townspeople"8
13533540580Socialism in the USminor political movement in the United States9
13533540581Progressivesadvocated reform measures to correct the ills of industrialization10
13533540582Russian Revolution of 1905Russia's defeat at the hands of Japan in 1905; the revolution was suppressed, but it forced the government to make substantial reforms11
13533540583Mexican RevolutionMexican reformers from the middle class joined with workers and peasants to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Díaz and create a new democratic order12
13533540584Caudillosstrongman who seized control of a government in nineteenth-century Latin America13
13533540585Dependent developmentLatin America's economic growth financed by foreign capital, dependent on European and North American14
13533550912Ellen JohnstonA Scottish factory worker and poet who wrote about the inequalities and exploitation of industrial life and called on the "master of the mill" to behave in a benevolent fashion toward his employees.15

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