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10th Grade
07/17/2008

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Capital
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Money that is used for investment.
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Factories
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where the poor women and children worked in unsanitary areas
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corporation
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company with business dealings in many different areas.
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mass production
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The manufacturing of products on a large scale, usually through the use of machines.
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socialism
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A political system where the means of production are controlled by the workers and all things are shared evenly. Socialist policies provide for government funding of many basic needs such as food, shelter, and medical care
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Engels, Friedrich
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(1820-1895) German socialist and co-author of The Communist Manifesto.
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Garibaldi, Guiseppe
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(1807-1882?) Military leader whose Red Shirt army liberated most of southern Italy, before conquering the northern section. He was instrumental in the unification of Italy.
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Agrarian Revolution
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A change in farming methods that allowed for a greater production of food. This revolution was fueled by the use of new farming technology such as the seed drill and improved fertilizers. The result of this revolution was a population explosion due to the higher availability of food. It was one of the causes of the Industrial Revolution.
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Laissez-Faire
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hands off govt.
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urbanization
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The movement of people to urban areas in search of work.
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Social Darwinism
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A social theory which states that the level a person rises to in society and wealth is determined by their genetic background.
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capitalism
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An economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods. Also promotes a free market regulated by supply and demand.
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proletariat
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Term given to the working class people in society.
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Cavour, Camillo
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1810-61) Prime Minister of Sardinia, a large Italian State. He formed alliances with other foreign powers to help end Austria's and Spain's control. Instrumental in the unification of Italy.
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Kaiser
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a Germen king

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Industrial Revolution
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In the second half of the 19th century, it was the fundamental change in the way goods were produced through the use of machines, capital, and the centralization of work forces in factories. It completely altered the social, economic, and political structure of most of Europe, Japan, and the United States.
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Smith, Adam
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(1723-1790) British philosopher, writer, and economist. His book, The Wealth of Nations, describes his theory on free trade, otherwise known as laissez-faire economics.
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Marx, Karl
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(1818-1883), German political philosopher and writer. Coauthor with Friedrich Engels of The Communist Manifesto which described the new philosophy of scientific socialism, which is the basis for modern communism
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Communist Manifesto
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A book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that describes the new political system of scientific socialism, which becomes the basis for communism.
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Mazzini, Guiseppe
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(1805-1872), Nationalistic leader in Italy, who started a group called Young Italy in 1831. Young Italy was a nationalistic movement that wanted to end foreign control of Italy.
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Factors of production

Definition
the resources including land,labor and capital 
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Unions
Definition
people jion together and fight for what they want
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Domestic system
Definition
working at home
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Conservatism
Definition
the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change.
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Realpolitik

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political realism or practical politics, esp. policy based on power rather than on ideals.
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Liberalism
Definition
a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual,
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Entrepreneur
Definition
an employer of productive labor; contractor
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Otto Von Bismarck
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1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire
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