Start of the Industrial Revolution
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Great Britian
Who started created the Ford Model T and the assembly line?
Henry Ford
What did the spinning jenny do?
fast spinning cloth weaving machine for in the home.
What does urbanization mean?
The movement of people to large cities
These groups helped workers
Labor Unions
What are the four causes of the industrial revolution?
Agricultural Revolution, Capital, Natural Resources, and Population Boom.
Who created the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
What did the water frame do?
Huge spinning machine that ran on water
What are tenements?
multistory buildings that are cramped
What person created Capitalism
Adam Smith
What is it called when someone created a business with labor and capital?
Entrepreneurs
Who created the steam engine?
James Watt
What did the power frame do?
Big spinning machines for the factories (Spinning Jenny on steroids)
What groups of people were paid the least?
Women and children
What is utilitarianism?
Greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.
The Workshop of the World
Who created the spinning jenny?
James Hargreaves
What two machiens allowed for the spread of goods and services?
Trains and Steamboats
During the 19th century Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States, working conditions for women and children
became worse because women and children were working in unsafe factories earning low wages.
Who created communism?
Karl Marx
The Industrial Revolution that occurred in the 19th century Great Britain directly caused?
An increase in industrialization around the world
Who created the power loom?
Edmund Cartwright
During the Industrial Revolution in late 19th century Europe, machinery became more automated, which meant fewer workers were needed. As a result,
most European countries experienced large-scale urban to rural migration
During the Industrial Revolution, which group most often received the highest wages and had least dangerous working conditions?
Skilled Workers
What is socialism
economy where production of goods owned and controlled by society/government.