Causes of Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was an increase in production brought about by the use of what?
Machines
Who wrote the Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
What do unions fight for?
better pay, shorter hours, better working conditions
What is one reason the Industrial Revolution started in Britain?
Large supplies of coal, steam engine, high wages, economic prosperity, stable government.
What is an archipelago?
A chain of islands
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Britain (England)
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx or Friedrich Engels
What is it called when you refuse to work until your demands are met?
Strike
What was the Spinning Jenny used for?
To manufacture clothes
What is feudalism?
Giving nobles land in exchange for military protection.
What movement saw rich landowners taking over and fencing off communal land?
Enclosure Movement
What does Laissez-faire mean?
Hands off
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
Who invented the Assembly Line?
Henry Ford
What did the Meiji Restoration do to Japan
Modernized it
During the Industrial Revolution, what invention allowed products to be transported faster?
Steam engine, steam locomotive
What is a Socialist State?
The Government controls the means of production.
What did they start to do in Britain to create a literate workforce?
mandatory schooling
What is the Germ Theory?
The idea that specific microscopic organisms cause specific diseases.
What is Bushido?
The code of honor for the samurai.
What is the system where peasants would spin cotton into threads and wove the threads into cloth called?
Cottage System
What is Capitalism?
Individuals control the production and distribution of goods.
What are two things that unions fight for?
better pay, shorter hours, better working conditions
What is a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?
More+better education, new inventions, cheaper goods, growth of middle class.
What is the Shogunate?
The military dynasty that ruled over Japan.