Before and After
The system of producing goods by hand at home was replaced by this
What are machine-made in factories?
A long term negative impact of industrialization involving combustion of fossil fuel leads to this threat to humanity
What is environmental damage/climate change?
In this system, businesses are privately owned and the goal to make money/create wealth
What is capitalism?
Factory workers often worked this many hours per day
What is 12-16 hours?
These two natural resources abundant in Britain helped power machinery/engines found in factories, rails, etc.
What are iron and coal?
This revolution created improvements in farming which made it more productive, requiring fewer farmers
What is the Agrarian/Agricultural Revolution?
The emergence and growth of this social class occurred
What is the middle class?
This economic system is also known as a Command Economy
What is Socialism?
These organizations were formed by workers seeking better wages and conditions
What are labor unions?
From 1845- 1850, one million Irish people died, and another million emigrated as a result of this
What is the Irish Potato Famine?
Workers moved from rural to ___________ areas
What are urban areas?
Rapid Urbanization led to working class neighborhoods that had this
Sample Answers:
What are poor sanitation, polluted water, overcrowded houses with poor structure, etc.?
Marx envisioned a classless society with communal ownership of everything
What is communism?
This reform in 1897 held employers financially responsible for work related injuries to workers
What is Workmen's Compensation Act?
According to Marx, this group of workers would overthrow the bourgeoisie
Who are the proletariat?
James Watt's improved this powerful machine that helped run factories
What is the steam engine?
A positive long term impact of the industrial revolution is it led to a general rise in the level of material comfort and services available known as this
What is standard of living?
The slogan and motion for Socialism
What is "The government controls everything"? (while pretending to steer a driving wheel)
Tactics used by labor unions to improve conditions include workers going on strike and this
What is collective bargaining? (negotiations for whole group)
Friederich Engels' famous stroll through this city highlighted the horrific conditions of working class neighborhoods
What is Manchester?
Examples textile factory machines that paved the way for other complex mechanical inventions
What are the Spinning Jenny/Mule and/or the Power Loom?
The Leeds Woolen Workers Petition from 1786 demonstrated workers' frustration with this
What is automation- humans being replaced by machines?
In capitalism, prices are determined by this
What are the laws of supply and demand?
This type of "hands-off" government policy resulted in extremely poor working conditions and wages
What is Laissez Faire?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels authored this influential book
What is The Communist Manifesto?