Factory Life
What did mill descriptions tell us about typical factory conditions?
Factories were loud, dusty, and unsafe.
What were tenements? (describe key characteristics)
Overcrowded, unsafe city apartments for workers. Lacking plumbing, ventilation, windows and AC
In communism, who sets prices?
The government.
What does the term “suffrage” mean?
The right to vote in elections
This conflict saw the establishment of William and Marry of Orange as the new monarchs of England.
The Glorious Revolution
How were children treated when they got sleepy at work during the Industrial Revolution?
They were treated harshly and forced to keep working.(Physical abuse and cold water being poured on them)
How did the Industrial Revolution change the existing social class structure?
It made the gap between rich and poor much wider.
In capitalism, what motivates how goods are produced?
Profit and competition.
What did workers form to collectively fight for better pay and conditions?
This document set restrictions on the English monarch following the Glorious Revolution
The English Bill Of Rights
What dangerous industry did many working children labor in underground?
Coal mining.
Why is Karl Marx important to political and economic philosophy?
He is the creator of Communism as written in the Communism Manifesto
In socialism, what does the government do?
Regulates markets and uses taxes for public services.
What specific kind of labor did reformers want to limit and eventually end?
Child labor.
This term refers to a king or qeen who holds unlimited power
An absolute monarch
What did the Triangle Shirtwaist fire reveal about factory owners and managers?
They often ignored worker safety to make more profit.
What caused the initial fire of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?
Either a malfunctioning sewing machine or a cigarette
What kind of market does capitalism depend on?
A free market with little government control. (laissez faire economics)
What were the two main strategies of the women's suffrage movement around the world
Protest and petitioning the government
What did Thomas Hobbes believe was the best way to make society safe from chaos
A strong and powerful Monarch
What two new safety measures became legally required after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
Fire exits and sprinkler systems.
What does the Communism Manifesto say is the only way to fix class division?
A violent Revolution against the bourgeoisie
According to The Communist Manifesto, what is the working class referred to as
The Proletariat
This British law was the first limitation on child labor in Europe (must have correct year)
the Factory Act of 1833
What was the major historical and intellectual movement of the 1700s that stressed human reason to solve political and social problems, and directly inspired revolutions?
The Enlightenment