Industrial Revolution
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is England; Great Britain.
What caused the population to increase prior to the industrial revolution
innovations in agriculture
Reliance on military force and strength to maintain power.
Militarism
is a system in which society, usually in the form of government, owns, and controls the means of production.
Socialism
Why did the first people read when they road trains?
They read books to avoid talking to other people on the train.
an economic system based on industrial production
Industrial Capitalism
What is money invested to make more money
Capital
A political philosophy (1800s) based on the Enlightenment Principles that held that people should be as free as possible from government restraint.
Liberalism
How did Great Britain use their large number of ships to their advantage during the industrial revolution?
They were able to ship their goods all around the world.
How did the railroads change the international concept of time?
Trains needed to run on a specific time schedule, as a result "time zones" were created.
Time zones
Basic facilities and equipment, especially of a technological nature, that are necessary for a system and organization to function
Infrastructure
What were 2 reasons that we moved from an agricultural society to an industrialized society?
Better Farming techniques, more food, entrepreneurs looking for new ways to make money, less people need to be farming
A person who is interested in finding new business opportunities and new ways to make profits.
Entrepreneur
an economic policy or doctrine that opposes government interference in or regulation of business or commerce beyond what is necessary for a free-enterprise system to regulate itself.
Laissez Faire
How did the railroads "shrink the world?"
the railroads sped up travel time and brought people closer together.
________ is where people made cotton goods before the Industrial Revolution. This was called _________
In their home, cottage industry
Burning this made water become steam
What is coal
The Right of all men to vote
Universal Male Suffrage
a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political authority and organized religion.
Conservatism
What are some of the negative effects caused by the railroad?
destruction to the environment, loss of communication, loss of connection to the world.
Name three Natural Resources that made the industrial revolution in Great Britain successful.
What is coal, iron ore, and rivers
Factory owners need __________ to make the machines work
workers
the nineteenth-century ethical doctrine that usefulness is the greatest good that human action should tend to produce the greatest good or happiness for the greatest number of people.
Utilitarianism
Who invested in the machinery necessary to build factories in Great Britain? Why did they invest their capital?
Wealthy entrepreneurs who wanted to find new ways to make a profit.
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Capitalism