| A | B |
| a system of manufacturing where workers crafted products in their homes | domestic system |
| an extension of the Monroe doctrine stating that the U.S. would police unstable Latin American Debtor nations - Big Stick Policy | Roosevelt Corollary |
| components that can be swapped for one another because they are identical | interchangeable parts |
| the fencing in of formerly common lands for commercial farming | enclosure |
| she was a spokeswoman for women's rights and arghued that the ideals of equality should be extended to women | MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT |
| a relatively inexpensive method for converting iron to steel by using a blast of air to remove carbon from molten iron | Bessemer process |
| an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and supply and demand determine what is produced and prices | capitalism |
| complete control of the production and/or supply of a good by one company | monopoly |
| the amount of goods or services that result for each unit of required resources used | productivity |
| the english philosopher who believed that the natural condition of humans was one of competition and conflict | THOMAS HOBBES |
| a period of time starting in the late 1700's when mechanical power replaced muscle power for the production of goods | industrial revolution |
| an area where the political and economic interests of one nation are more important than those of other nations | sphere of influence |
| an organization of workers to represent them in negotiations with employers concerning employment issues | labor union |
| large scale transportation, communication, and other systems that support economic activity | infrastructure |
| he believed in the social contract between people and government and that people kept their natural rights and government must protect those right | JOHN LOCKE |
| he believed that the division of government into the executive, legislative and judicial branches was the best because it provided checks to political power | BARON de MONTESQUIEU |
| a poem by Rudyard Kipling stating that the culturally advanced people had a duty to civilize the more "backward" people of the world | "white's Man's Burden" |
| an agreement among workers to stop working until their employer meets their demands | strike |
| an industrial system where workers, raw materials and machines are combined under one roof | factory system |
| indirect social, political, or economic influence exerted by a dominant country | hegemony |
| the tools, machinery and buildings used to produce goods and services | capital |
| he believed that people were naturally good but were corrupted by environment, education and laws and that government must be based on popular sovereignty | JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU |
| a policy in which a country takes political and economic control of areas outside its borders | imperialism |
| a U.S. foreign policy focused on keeping European powers from controlling any Latin American nation | Monroe Doctrine |
| an idea based on unfounded beliefs based on racial differences | racist |
| divide a region into separate political units | partition |
| the high- volume, low cost manufacturing of identical items through the use of specialization and interchangeable parts | mass production |
| he attacked the French monarchy, nobility,controls of the church, bigotry, prejudice and became a famous champion of religious freedom and freedom of thought | VOLTAIRE |