This is another word to describe the "country"-opposite of urban
rural
What are the two "main ingredients" of the Industrial Revolution
coal and iron
Overcrowded, dirty living spaces for workers in cities were called these.
tenements
Adam Smith said people were motivated by this
self-interest/profit
What is one reason the Industrial Revolution began in England?
1. abundant natural resources
2. Agricultural revolution
3. Stable government and economy
4. inventions
This machine, invented by James Hargreaves, allowed workers to spin many threads at once.
Spinning Jenny
This term describes the shift of population from the country to the city
Urbanization
This class grew during the Industrial Revolution, made up of factory owners and professionals.
Middle Class
The rise of factories caused this economic system, focused on private ownership and profit, to grow.
Capitalism
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Process that made steel cheaper and quicker
Bessemer Steel Process
What industry was the first to become industrialized in both the US and Europe?
Textiles/textile industry
Laws that restricted the hours children could work in factories were called these.
The Factory Acts
This German-born author wrote "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
A high school textbook is this type of source
tertiary
This is the term that describes a government that is hands off from the economy
Laissez faire
These groups formed following the exploitation of workers in industrializing countries
Labor Unions
When workers want a change in their workplace but they can not come to an agreement, they stop working. This is called...
strike
What term did Marx use to refer to the class of unskilled workers who took factory jobs?
Proletariat
John Lennon's song Imagine represents the ideas of which -ism
communism
collective bargaining
This is the term that means ones ability to raise or lower class in society
social mobility
The gap between rich and poor in society
wealth inequality
Bourgeoisie
This is the number of students enrolled at Finneytown Secondary Campus (answers within 15 people get the points)
536