Industrial
This new method prevented the soil from wearing out by planting different crops every other year.
Crop rotation
A place where most peasants and where the non-land owning population found jobs
The Factory System
What is one type of reform made to solve the problems of industrialization
Name one way that factory workers could put pressure on their bosses.
Strikes, protests, sabotaging factory equipment, etc
What does it mean "to strike"?
When workers refuse to work until they get what they want.
What caused people to move from the country side into the cities?
Public land was made private and peasants could not afford land prices.
The growing cities caused the following problems
Bad sanitation, poor housing and diseases spread rapidly.
The three economic systems that emerge during the 19th century are
Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Under capitalism, the role of the government should be...
Guide with an "invisible hand," the government should not intervene with business.
What were the goals of women during the 19th century?
To gain the right to vote.
A group of workers that were hired because they were very cheap and there were many of them.
Children
What were the main issues with working in the factory systems? List three.
Child labor, long working hours, unsafe working conditions, dirty working conditions, diseases, injuries, low wages, etc.
In this economic ideology, workers own the means of production.
Communism
What is a disadvantage of capitalism?
Unequal distribution of wealth.
Name two negative effects of industrialization
Overcrowded and dirty cities, unfair labor conditions, pollution from factories, poverty rates increase, etc
The amount of hours an average worker worked.
12- 16 hours a day
Organizations that helped workers to gain better working conditions and higher wages.
What is the end goal of Communism?
For there to be no social classes; everyone is equal
What is an advantage of capitalism?
Terrorism (arson & bombing), forming committees, holding meetings, publishing pamphlets and flyers, etc.
The name of the act which limited the working day for children. 8 hours a day for 9-13 year olds and 12 hours a day for 14-18 year olds.
The Factory Act
Name a factors that explains the reason Britain was the first country to industrialize.
More resources like iron and metals, more stability than the rest of Europe, more money to invest in technology
An economic system in which individuals or corporations, rather than the governments, control the factors of production. Businesses and means of production are privately owned.
Capitalism
Which economic system would appeal the most to the majority of 19th century factory workers?
Communism/Socialism
Which company recently had an issue with workers wanting to form a labor union?
Amazon