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Indian Nationalist Movement

Nationalist movement to end British control of India.

individualism

A social philosophy which stresses the importance of the individual above society.

indulgence

Letters of forgiveness for one's sins provided by the medieval Church, and one of the causes of the Reformation.

Industrial Revolution

In the second half of the 19th century, it was the fundamental change in the way goods were produced through the use of machines, capital, and the centralization of work forces in factories. It completely altered the social, economic, and political structure of most of Europe, Japan, and the United States.

industrialization

The change to industrial methods of production such as the use of factories.

infanticide

the act of killing an infant

inflation

The raising of prices on consumer goods due to an increase in the money supply.

information superhighway

Term given to the Internet due to the amount of information transferred.

inherit

To gain something when someone dies, such as property or money.

insurance

Financial protection on property or people against loss, theft, or death.


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