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Industrial Revoluti
Ch. 7 & 9: Industrial Revolution Key Terms (Vocab): world history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Enclosure | : dividing and fencing off communal land for private ownership |
| Entrepreneur | : someone who takes a risk to start and run business |
| Urbanization | : the growth of cities as people move from rural to urban areas |
| Communism | : a system where wealth and property are shared equally by the community, based on Karl Marx’s ideas |
| Socialism | : system where the government controls resources to ensure quality and fairness for everyone |
| Utilitarianism | : The belief that the best actions are those that bring the most happiness to the most people |
| Proletariat | : the working class people in a society,especially in a communist context |
| Interchangeable Parts | : identical parts made in large quantities that can fit into any version of the same product |
| Assembly Line | : a production system where workers do one task to assemble a product step by step |
| Corporation : | a business that legally exists as a separate entity from its owners |
| Women’s Suffrage (Movement) | : a long fight to give women the right to vote in the U.S |
| Racism | : judging or mistreating people unfairly because of their race |
| Romanticism | : A style of art and literature that focusses on emotion,nature, and imagination |
| Impressionism : | An art style that captures quick,vivid impressions of a subject |
| Realism | : an art style that shows life as it truly is |
| Cartel | Legal agreement among sellers in the same industry to regulate prices,restrict production and supply |