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24 Cards in this Set
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Spending more money than is taken in
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deficit spending
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the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of production are owned in common
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communism
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factory system that produced huge quantities of goods at lower prices
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mass production
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movement away from a homeland
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emigration
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a tax on imports
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tariff
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a feeling of pride or devotion to one's country
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nationalism
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Multistory buildings divided into crowded apartments
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tenements
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Protecting domestic producers by limiting through tariffs or quotas, the import of foreign goods and services
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protectionism
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a good or service purchased from a foreign country
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import
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People that wanted better wages, working hours and working conditions formed these organizations
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labor unions
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Robideaux short answer
mid term Fall 2007 |
cut apart and study
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Belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God.
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divine right rule
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Policy in which business is allowed to operate with little or no government influence
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laissez faire
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The reliance on people in other places for information, resources, goods and services
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interdependence
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Another name for middle class
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bourgeoisie
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measure the quality and availability of the necessities and comforts in a society
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standard of living
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another name for wealth or resources to invest in business
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capital
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the right to vote
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suffrage
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Economic system where private individuals own businesses.
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capitalism
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name three Enlightenment ideas that were used to form the American government
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checks and balances
separation of powers natural rights representative democracy 3 branches of government |
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How did life of working class women differ from middle class women during the Industrial Revolution?
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WORKING CLASS
worked in factories, mines, mills, or as domestic servents low wages, long hours dangerous conditions lived in tenements, slums MIDDLE CLASS nice homes could afford servents did not work outside the home |
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Explain four effects of industrialization on living and working conditions for the early industrial working class that moved to the new industrial towns of the 19th century Britain
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Working conditions were dangerous in factories, mines and mills
people worked long hours for low pay used child labor no sanitation so diseases spread easily lived in tenements or slums |
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What was the main cause of revolutions in Latin America?
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rigid social class system
some people were treated better than others unequal treatment among classes |
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Explain reliability and credibility
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reliability means a source to trust, depend on and believe in
credibility is based on reliability. The information is true, accurate and factual |
