What happened to the world population as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
It increased
During the industrial revolution, goods that were once handmade in the home were now made in...
factories
Name two causes for the labor reform movement
dangerous working conditions, long work hours, low wages, limited breaks, child labor, etc.
Who owns the means of production and resources in a communist country
The government
Period of time during the French Revolution where many were beheaded for being suspected enemies of the revolution.
The Agricultural Revolution began in which nation?
Great Britain
Who benefitted the most from the industrial revolution?
factory owners
the new middle class
As a result of the labor reform movement, children who once worked in factories now went to...
school
Private enterprise and little to no government interference in businesses is a characteristic of which socio-economic system?
Capitalism
Enlightenment philosopher who beleived in three natural rights; life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
As a result of new technology during the agricultural revolution, farmworkers moved from rural areas to cities. This is called...
Urbanization
Describe the living conditions of most people living in cities during the industrial revolution
overcrowded, polluted environment, disease outbreak such as cholera
Which class of people generally opposed both labor and women's suffrage movements? Explain.
Wealthy middle/upper class. Didn't want to lose money, didn't want women working outside the home.
What aspects of the industrial revolution gave birth to the idea of communism
The wealthy (bourgeoisie) took advantage of the poor (proletariat).
Leader of the first successful slave revolt and beginning of the Latin American independence movement.
The process of making common land into private land, owned by a farmer was called the...
Enclosure Movement
Name a geographical reason that explains why the industrial revolution began in Great Britain...
The abundance of Coal, flowing rivers, located near major bodies of water for trade
Name two rights women and their allies strived for during the women's suffrage movement.
Equal pay
the right to vote
Creator of communism and writer of The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
Innovation created by Johannes Gutenberg that helped spread the ideas of the enlightenment
Printing Press
Name an innovation/idea developed to increase agricultural output during the agricultural revolution...
Seed Drill
Four Crop Rotation System
Name one innovation that was created during the industrial revolution
Spinning Jenny
Power Loom
Steam Engine
Name two strategies used by either labor reform advocates and/or women's suffrage advocates.
Sabotaged factory equipment, strikes, petitions, damaged property, planted bombs, etc...
Provide one reason why communism has failed to succeed in many nations
There is no incentive to work hard or be creative
-The government becomes wealthy while the majority of the citizens remain poor so there is no real equality.
Explain the difference in how the Mughal Empire and Tokugawa Empires responded to outsiders
The Mughal empire welcomed foreigners while the Tokugawa prohibited foreigners.