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April 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

1. Define:

-Capitalism: Economic system in which individuals, rather than governments, control the factors of production.

-Commercial Capitalism: Early economic system in hich most capitalists were merchants who bought and sold goods. 

-Industrial Capitalism: Type of capitalism that began during the Industrial Revolution when capitalists were involved in producing and manufacturing goods themselves, often using mechanized and industrialized methods of production.

-Interchangeable Parts: Identical parts that can replace each other.

-Mass Production: System of producing large numbers of identical items.

-Corporations: Businesses that allow people to buy stock in the company.

-Monopoly: Complete control of the production or sale of a single good or service by a single firm. 

-Cartels: Corporate combinations that control entire industries.

-Business cycle: Alternating periods of prosperity and decline.

-Depression: Period in which the decreased demand of goods causes the entire economy to sink.

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