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| 25012889 | joint-stock companies | Partnership between two companies. | 0 | |
| 25012890 | modernization | To make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to. | 1 | |
| 25012891 | suffrage | The right to vote, esp. in a political election. | 2 | |
| 25012892 | mercantilism | An economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent on its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable." | 3 | |
| 25012893 | extraterritoriality | Privilege of immunity from local law enforcement enjoyed by certain aliens. Although physically present upon the territory of a foreign nation, those aliens possessing extraterritoriality are considered by customary international law or treaty to be under the legal jurisdiction of their home country. | 4 | |
| 25012894 | liberalism | A broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals. | 5 | |
| 25012895 | revolution | An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. | 6 | |
| 25012896 | manumission | The act of freeing slaves, done at the will of the owner. | 7 | |
| 25012897 | free-trade imperialism | Trading with colonies without having to pay tax and getting things cheaper. | 8 | |
| 25012898 | colonialism | Exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country. | 9 | |
| 25012899 | labor union | Organization of workers for the purpose of increased lobbying power for benefits and wages. | 10 | |
| 25012900 | Victorian | Of or pertaining to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign. | 11 | |
| 25012901 | indentured servants | Agreed to work for a certain period of time to pay off a debt of some kind or for exchage of travel expenses. | 12 | |
| 25012902 | nation-state | A sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality. | 13 | |
| 25012903 | laissez-faire capitalism | The idea that economy could run itself without influence from the government. | 14 | |
| 25012904 | imperialism | The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. | 15 | |
| 25012905 | middle class | The group of people in contemporary society who are between the working class and upper class. | 16 | |
| 25012906 | industrialization | The development of industry on an extensive scale. | 17 | |
| 25012907 | Marxism | Is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism holds at its core a critical analysis of capitalism and a theory of social change. | 18 | |
| 25012908 | socialism | A theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution of capital, land, etc. in the community as a whole. | 19 |
