Agricultural Revolution
This is the idea where farmers applied scientific principles to agriculture
What is selective breeding?
The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
What is England/Great Britain?
The Ideas of Karl Marx are associated with which Economic Idea
What is Communism?
This new power source replaced coal in many machines
What is electricity?
This farming method involved rotating crops like wheat, turnips, and clover to restore soil nutrients.
What is the Four-Field System?
What is the effect of the enclosure movement on farmers?
What is It forced small farmers to move to the cities?
Which geographical features allowed Britain to become the first industrialized country?
What are rivers, and natural resources (Ex: Coal)
Which economic theory believes that “all action should do the most good for the most people?”
What is Utilitarianism?
While the first industrial revolution was based on textiles, the second indutrial revolution was based on...
What is the production of steel, chemicals, and mass production?
This was a problem with rapid urbanization of cities
What is poor housing and sanitation?
What effect did the Agricultural Revolution have on population?
What is Population Increase?
This invention allowed factories to be placed anywhere, and also allowed for the shipment of goods to be transported at cheaper costs?
What is the Steam Engine?
Which group of people would have followed the ideas of Karl Marx?
What are factory (Urban) workers?
This class of professionals, like teachers and managers, grew during the Second Industrial Revolution.
What is the middle class?
Harsh Conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to
What is government oversight of factories?
The process of enclosure tended to increase
What is farming efficiency?
What is goods to be shipped faster, therefore bringing down the cost?
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Economics" and theorized the concept of Laissez-Faire?
Who is Adam Smith?
Public health improved as cities developed better systems for…
What is sanitation (or sewage/water)?
The idea that the government should not interfere with the economy is called…
What is laissez-faire?
This innovative tool, invented by Jethro Tull allowed farmers to plant seeds at the right depth and spacing.
What is the Seed Drill?
These reforms eventually limited child labor
What is child labor laws (or Factory Acts?)
Karl Marx believed what would happen?
What is a revolution in which the workers would overthrow the factory owners (capitalists)?
These leisure activities became popular for urban workers on weekends.
What are spectator sports, theaters, or public parks?
Which economic idea criticizes capitalism for exploiting workers?
What is Marxism (or communism)?