person who assumes financial risk in the hope of making a profit

person who assumes financial risk in the hope of making a profit

system developed in the 18^th century in which tasks were distributed to individuals who completed the work in their own homes

business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories

money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise

movement of people from rural areas to cities

organization of workers who bargain for better pay and working conditions

large, crowded urban area

the level of material goods and services available to people in a society

the ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale

farms, factories, railways, and other large businesses that produce and distribute goods

unregulated exchange of goods and services

working class

system in which the people as a whole, rather than private individuals, own all property and operate all businesses

form of socialism advocated by Karl Marx in which conflict would lead to the creation of a classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole

the right of women to vote

the process of fixing up the poor areas of a city

a group of companies that join together to control the production and price of a product

a production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks

 a business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investment