Vocabulary
Define: Industrialization
The change from a farming economy to a machine economy, the "modernizing" of a place.
Finish the sentence: Working conditions in factories were...
Poor and unsafe.
Define: Strike
A refusal to work organized by a body of employees
Who created the Light Bulb in 1879
Thomas Edison
Name one aspect of an ethical business
We'll tell you if you're right.
Define: Urbanization
The movement of people from farms to cities
Finish the sentence: Workers during the industrial era were paid...
Low wages, or a low income.
Define: Factory system
Making products with employees as quickly as possible
ex. Assembly lines
In 1804, what form of transportation was created
The train
Name an Industrialist from the 21st century
Anyone who owns a business in 2000 or up
Define: Assembly Lines
A series of workers and machines in a factory, where items are progressively assembled.
Finish the sentence: Work days lasted up to...
14 hours a day.
Define: Supply and Demand
the amount of product available and the desire of buyers for it.
What form of communication did Alexander Graham Bell create?
The telephone.
Finish the sentence: Children did labor because...
they worked for lower wages, and fit into small spaces.
Define: Robber Barons
A person who becomes rich through ruthless business practices.
Answer the question: How many days a week did people work?
up to 6 days a week.
Define:Monopoly
One company controlling the entire market
What did Eli Whitney create 1793?
The cotton gin
When and Where did Industrialization originate
18th century,England
Define: Laissez-Faire Economics
Governments stay out of people's business' and choices.
Define: Labor Union
An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
Define: Reform Movement
A type of movement that that tries to fix reform problems with society, (a type of action that fixes problems in society)
What garment machine was created by Elias Howe in 1846?
Sewing Machine
Define: Industrialist
A person involved in the ownership and management of industry