Anarchist: people who advocate societies with no state organization, based on equally voluntary associations -hence, their opposition to any type of political organization or participation.
Capitalism: a system where individuals are encouraged to use their talent and money to run businesses that make themselves richer.
Capitalist: people who believe in an economic system in which the production and distribution of goods depend on private money and profit making.
Communist: a person or political party that seeks a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person is paid and works accordingly to his or her needs and abilities.
Industrial Revolution: the time of great change in Britain when people began to make goods by using machines in factories (c.1750-1830).
Luddites were 19th-century English textile artisans who violently protested against the machinery introduced during the Industrial Revolution that made possible to replace them with less-skilled, low-wage labourers, leaving them without work. The movement was named after Ned Ludd and it began in 1811 in Nottingham.
Marxism: set of ideas resulting from the work of K. Marx and F. Engels, that advocate for revolution as the only way to end class struggle (workers vs. bourgeoisie) and destroy capitalism, in order to establish a communist society.
Revolution: a big and speedy change.
Riot: a violent disturbance where a crowd of people gets out of control.
Socialist: a person who believes that a community's interests are more important than those of any individual.
Trade union: a group of people who join together to improve their pay or working conditions.
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