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Before being officially adopted in 1842 in Britain, this act aimed to restrict the employment of women and children in underground coal mines.
What is the Mines and Collieries Act?
this British economic theory, promoted by thinkers like David Ricardo during the Industrial Era, argued that governments should avoid interfering in business and trade.
What is laissez-faire economics?
An engine that produces steam
What is the steam engine
Coined by sociologist Thorstein Veblen in 1899, this phrase describes the spending of money on luxury goods to publicly display economic power.
What is Conspicuous Consumption?
This 1833 British law limited the working hours of children in textile factories and required some schooling for them.
What is the factor act of 1833
This Industrial Era process, developed by a guy named Henry, made steel production cheaper and faster.
What is the Bessemer process
Due to overcrowding and poor sanitation in industrial cities, this bacterial disease caused widespread epidemics, forcing the improvement of sewage systems.
What is Cholera?
During the Industrial Revolution, many people moved from farms to these crowded areas
What are cities?
Department stores became popular because they allowed people to buy many different goods in one what?
What is a store?
This massive shift saw millions of people go to urban areas (hint ends in ization)
What is urbanization?
This machine moved on tracks and carried people and goods quickly. (Goes choo choo)
What is a train?
This invention lets people talk to someone far away.
What is a phone?
This new social class, in between lower class and upper class
What is middle class?
People buys these things (they are GOOD)
What are products/goods)
This Industrial Era process, developed by a guy named Henry, made steel production cheaper and faster.
What is the Bessemer process?