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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