Aboriginal people (See Indigenous.)
the original inhabitants of a country or territory
In the Americas, the Aboriginal people are descended from the first inhabitants of the continents (before European contact) and include the peoples broadly classified as Indian and Inuit. The term native peoples is widely used. Section 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 declares that Aboriginal peoples includes "Indian, Inuit and Mètis peoples of Canada".
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empire
a major political unit having a territory of great extent, or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
Great Britain had an empire that spread throughout the world.
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industrialization
building a society whose economy is based on mass production of goods using technology
Industrialization is associated with urbanization, division of labour, a wage economy, and growth of mass communication and mass markets.
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capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of property, which focuses on the accumulation of wealth and competition in a free market.
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ethnocentrism
The attitude or belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures. Ethnocentrism may lead to acts of discrimination and racism causing harm to the members of other cultures.
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the invisible hand
the concept that a community is improved by individuals acting in self-interest
In his book, The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith claimed that individuals acting in their own best interests promote the good of their community. This concept is important in the development of capitalism.
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colonialism
A form of imperialism where one nation dominates another politically, culturally and economically. It usually involves extensive immigration from the colonial power to the colony and the immigrants take over the land and business. There is an organized attempt to change the culture of the native inhabitants of the colony. The First Nations people of Canada were colonized by the British and the French settlers.
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eurocentrism
the belief that the values and experiences of European society are more important than those of other cultures. These values includes the idea that "progress" includes using the natural environment for human purposes, the development of technology, gathering of wealth, and establishing political power.
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legacy
something inherited and passed from one generation to the next
A legacy can be something physical such as a piece of land or a diamond ring, or it can be something abstract such as some skill, attitude, value, or knowledge.
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communism
an ideology based on socialism as envisioned by Karl Marx
Marx believed that workers (the proletariat) should revolt against the capitalists (the bourgeoisie) and form a society where the means of production are shared equally by everyone. There should be no private ownership of the means of production.
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imperialism
Domination by one or more countries over others in order to gain power and wealth.
It can be take place through the use of weapons, economic control or political power by a powerful nation.
Economic imperialism is when a powerful nation or a powerful corporation takes control of another country in order to make money for itself.
Cultural imperialism takes place when a dominant culture overpowers another culture.
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mercantilism
an economic policy in Europe in the 16th to 18th centuries in which national governments increased their prosperity by encouraging exports and discouraging imports through increased tariffs (taxes) on imported goods
This practice fell out of favour with the idea of more free trade among nations although some degree of protectionism is still practised today in many nations.
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depopulation
When the population of a community becomes greatly reduced in size.
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Indigenous
Those people inhabiting a land prior to colonization by another nation. In Canada this would include the first nations people, also sometimes called North American Indians or Native peoples, and Inuit.
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socialism
a system that promotes the common good rather than individualism as the foundation for economic and social life
Socialists favour government and co-operative ownership of economic resources, equality of economic condition, and democratic rule and management of economic and social institutions.
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economic system
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in a particular society
The economic system is composed of people, institutions, and their relationships. It addresses the problems of economics, such as the allocation and scarcity of resources.
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Industrial Revolution
the period of major technological, economic, and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th centuries resulting from the replacement of economies based on manual labour by economies dominated by industry and machines
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