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Question | Answer |
Industrial Revolution | Great increase in machine production that began in England in the 18th century |
crop rotation | Planting a different crop in a different field each year |
industrialization | Process of developing machine production of goods |
factors of production | Conditions needed to produce goods and services |
urbanization | City building and the movement of people to cities |
corporation | Business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not responsible for its debts |
union | Organized groups of workers that bargain with business owners to get better pay and working conditions |
technology | Any advancements that make work easier, cheaper or more efficient (not just electronics!) |
textiles | Cloth products |
mass production | Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply |
tenement | an apartment building that isn't well kept; a slum |
imperialism | domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country |
Colonialism | The taking of other lands by a nation for its economic and/or military use. |
Pollution | the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment |
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