Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Causes of IR
People
Other
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What was the Industrial Revolution
Increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century
100
What was an assembly line?
A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
100
What are the three factors of production?
Land, Labor, Capital
100
William Wilberforce fought for what?
To abolish slavery and the slave trade
100
Why did the nobility not like the new middle class?
The new middle class was a threat to their power and influence.
200
What is laissez-faire policy
A policy were there is no interference from the government
200
What is the enclosure movement?
Land that was formerly owned in common by all members of the community became privately owned land with walls or fences around it.
200
Collective bargaining was carried out between
Employers and Employees
200
Karl Marx is associated with what economic system?
Communism
200
What impact did technological advances have on industry?
Production of goods was increased
300
What is urbanization?
Towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people began living and working in central areas
300
What is the cottage industry?
A business or manufacturing takes place in a person's home.
300
How did the industrial revolution affect cities?
The population grew faster than the housing supply
300
What did Thomas Edison invent? What did Eli Whitney invent?
Light Bulb/Phonograph Cotton Gin
300
Which factors contributed to the shorter life span of those living in cities?
Long work hours; Illness; Inadequate housing
400
What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
Unions
400
What is Romanticism
Movement where writers focused on nature and emotion rather than reason and society.
400
An entrepreneur is a type of
Business Person
400
What did James Watt invent? What did Henry Bessemer invent? What did Louis Pasteur invent?
Steam Engine Bessemer Process Pasteurization/Germ Theory
400
Industrialization improved the living conditions in cities. True or false?
False. It did not improve living conditions in cities.
500
What is Realism?
Writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be
500
What is Impressionism?
Artists reacted against Realism by seeking to convey their impressions of subjects or moments in time.
500
What was the main cause of the process of urbanization?
Industrialization
500
Who defended free market capitalism in the book The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
500
Explain how these five inventions impacted the industrial revolution: Steam Engine; Bessemer Process; Light Bulb; Pasteurization/Germ Theory; Cotton Gin
Steam Engine- Railroads and trains; Bessemer Process- helped to make steel needed for industry; Light Bulb- people could work past dark; Pasteurization- could mass produce products like milk; Cotton Gin- more slaves were needed to pick cotton
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