The Enlightenment/Revolutions
What is the belief that knowledge arises from what a person observes through experience
Empiricism
Where (what nation) did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
What was the first fossil fuel to be used extensively?
Coal
White economic idea believed there is a finite amount of wealth in the world and mostly serves the state
Mercantilism
What were the working conditions for industrial workers?
Unsanitary, Long working hours, dangerous
What was an intellectual and philosophical movement that swept across Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries characterized by a strong emphasis on reason, rationality, and the pursuit of knowledge
The Enlightenment
What term defines bringing together labor and capital within confined areas?
Urbanization
What resource replaced coal during the Industrial Revolution?
Oil
Which economic idea believed there is a infinite amount of wealth in the world and mostly serves the individual
Free Market Economics
Which class rose as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
The Middle Class
In what book by Adam Smith, written in 1776, does he advocate for a “laissez-faire” approach to government decisions about economics?
The Wealth of Nations
What was the name of the Japanese period of rapid modernization that restored imperial rule, dismantled feudalism, and initiated industrialization
The Meiji Restoration
Who invented the lightbulb?
Edison
What is the name of the New York City street that was home to the city's first stock exchange (New York Stock Exchange) which began in 1792?
Wall Street
What unusual labor form was a common practice in industrializing nations?
Child labor
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 is a symbol of which revolution?
French Revolution
What inventor patented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What group of people were largely responsible for rail construction in the West
Chinese
What is an example of a multi-national corporation
Unilever
What class of workers do not own any means of production and only have their own labor to sell to make a living?
The proletariat
What was the first revolution inspired by Enlightenment ideals?
The American Revolution
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was also known as?
The Sepoy Mutiny
Who developed Morse Code?
Samuel Morse
What are shares of ownership within a company?
Stock
What is the name of the 1848 political writing drafted by Karl Marx + Engels that outlined the class struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie and called for the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of a socialist society?
The Communist Manifesto