Inventors and Innovations
Who invented the spinning jenny?
Who is James Hargreaves
What movement advocated for better working conditions and higher wages for industrial workers?
What is the Labor Movement?
This economic system emerged during the Industrial Revolution, characterized by private ownership of the means of production and free market competition.
What is Capitalism
This British political party emerged as a response to the growing working-class dissatisfaction during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the Labour Party
What was the name of the movements that romanticized nature and critiqued the negative effects of industrialization on the environment?
What is Romanticism
What was the significant invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized cotton production?
Which group believed in the abolition of private property and the establishment of a classless society?
What are communists
What was the name of the economic theory that advocated minimal government intervention in the economy?
What is Laissez-faire economics
What was the name of the reform act passed in Britain in 1832, which expanded the right to vote?
What is Reform Act of 1832
What was the name of the factory system that employed women and children in harsh working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
What is the Putting-out System
This inventor is known for perfecting the steam engine, crucial for the Industrial Revolution.
Who is James Watt
This movement sought to grant women the right to vote.
What is the Suffragist Movement
What was the name of the economic theory, developed by Friedrich List, that advocated protective tariffs and industrial development to strengthen national economies
What is Nationalism
This political ideology emerged in response to the rise of industrial capitalism, advocating for government ownership of the means of production.
This term refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities in search of employment in factories during the Industrial Revolution.
What is Urbanization
Who patented the first practical sewing machine?
Who is Elias Howe
What social theory, developed by Charles Fourier, proposed the establishment of self-sustaining communities to counteract the negative effects of industrialization?
What is Fourierism
This economic theory, developed by Karl Marx, predicted the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system by the working class
What is Marxism
Which political party, founded in Germany in 1875, aimed to represent the interests of the working class?
What is Social Democratic Party?
What was the name of the labor organization, founded in 1886 in the United States, that advocated for an eight-hour workday?
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
What innovation in steelmaking, patented by Henry Bessemer, revolutionized the industry?
What is the Bessemer process
Which labor union, founded in 1869 in the United States, aimed to organize all workers regardless of skill or trade?
What are Knights of Labor
Which economic theory, associated with John Maynard Keyes, advocated for government intervention during economic downturns to stimulate demand?
What is Keynes economics
This political movement, which originated in Russia, sought to overthrow the tsarist regime and establish a socialist society.
What is the Russian Revolution
Which social reformer, known for her work in improving healthcare and sanitation, founded the first nursing school?
Who is Florence Nightingale