Industrial Revolution: The transformation of the economy and society through the development of capitalism, technology, and mechanization.
Protectionism: An economic system protecting a country's economy through measures such as tariffs and customs limits on imports.
Industrial Colony: Facilities and services located in an area of importance to a town, including factories, churches, schools, and housing for workers.
Luddite: An organization of workers (1811–1816) that destroyed machines, accusing them of causing forced unemployment.
Explosion Engine: An internal combustion engine fueled by petroleum.
Urbanization: The process of converting land into city streets and buildings.
Rural Exodus: The migration of farm workers to live and work in cities.
Demography: The science that studies populations.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product.
Radial Structure: A layout with a central hub and various lines extending outward.
Center: A point or hub.
Grisu: Toxic gases produced in coal mines.
Steel: The iron industry and its derivatives.
Spinning: The process of working wool into yarns.
Steam: The gas resulting from the evaporation of water.
Steam Engine: A machine that uses pressure to move a steam turbine.
Lessee: A person who rents or receives payment for a house, land, or field in exchange for use.
Estates: Large tracts of land.
Landowner: A person who owns significant land.
Nobility: A social class possessing specific social privileges.
Farm Worker: A laborer working in the fields.
Laborer: Someone who works for a salary or wages.
Free Trade (Lliurecanvisme): An economic doctrine advocating for the free exchange of goods and services.
PSOE: Partido Socialista Obrero Español.
UGT: General Workers' Union (Syndicate).
CNT: Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (Syndicate).
Strike: A declaration by workers to stop working to express grievances.
Organization: An association of workers for the defense of their economic and social interests.
Marxism: A social theory grounded in the struggle against the harsh working and living conditions of the proletariat.
Anarchism: A social theory advocating for total individual freedom and the abolition of private property and the state.
Self-acting Machines: Machines powered by steam.
Social Classes: A society divided into groups such as the bourgeoisie, nobility, and peasantry within a capitalist state.
Masia (More): Traditional agricultural exploitation consisting of a farmhouse, surrounding fields, and pastures.
Peasantry: Peasants, laborers, or farm workers.
Proletariat: Workers in factories and industries.
Professions: Occupations such as doctors and lawyers.
Middle Bourgeoisie: Small industrial entrepreneurs, merchants, liberal professors, and officials.
Gentry: The wealthy class, owners of new industries, large corporations, and banks.
