Inventions
Increased productivity and efficiency, reduced labor costs, and the shift from home-based production to factory-based production.
Spinning Jenny
King of Spain Claimed divine right
Phillip II
English writer of Two Treatises on Government
John Locke
a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
Realpolitik
This mechanism turned heat into motion
Steam Engine
Breaks the Catholic Church in order to get a divorce
Henry VIII
Believed people are naturally wicked
Thomas Hobbes
Working class people
Proletariat
A machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.
Cotton Gin
Called the Sun King
Louis XIV
French writer of On the Spirit of Laws
Montesquieu
It formed the basis for the modern communist movement as we know it, arguing that capitalism would inevitably self-destruct, to be replaced by socialism and ultimately communism.
Communist Manifesto
The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace
Bessemer Process
Czar Of Russia who westernized Russia
Peter the Great
French writer who wrote on the Freedom of Speech
Voltaire
He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as the first chancellor of the German Empire until 1890
Otto von Bismarck
An Industrial Revolution invention for spinning thread or yarn from fibres such as wool or cotton in a mechanized way.
Spinning Frame
Built the palace of Versailles
Louis XIV
French writer of The Social Contract
Jean Jacques
Known for his idea that wealth is created through productive labor, and that self-interest motivates people to put their resources to the best use.
Adam Smith