6.3 Capitalism and the First Industrial Revolution

QuestionAnswer
an economic system in which private individuals and companies own the means of production, and free (unregulated) markets set the value of most goods and services based on supply and demand
capitalism
the idea, espoused by Karl Marx, that recognizing class struggle is central to understanding societies
Marxism
the use of machines to replace the labor of animals and humans
mechanization

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