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INDUSTRIALISM vocab
INDUSTRIALISM vocab for YOU to study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capital | money or property, especially when used to make more money |
| depression | a period of poor business and high unemployment |
| division of labor | different people doing different jobs that in the end all combine to finish a complicated task or activity; also called specialization |
| free market | when both the seller and the buyer of an item or a service agree on a fair price without anyone else's influence or control |
| inflation | what happens when prices go up and money is worth less |
| layoff | a time large numbers of workers are fired, often with no warning |
| proletarian | a worker, from the Latin word proletarius (which referred to people without property, the lowest class of Roman citizens) |
| socialism | a system of government in which the state controls the economy and runs businesses for the benefit of citizens |
| strike | to stop working until certain demands are met |
| welfare system | aid given by government agencies to those in need |