Industrial Revolution #1
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is England
What are the two "main ingredients" of the Industrial Revolution
What are coal and iron ore
Overcrowded, dirty living spaces for workers in cities were called these.
What are tenements
This man greatly improved the steam engine
Who is James Watt
This group of people was often seen in Industrial Revolution-era factories but is no longer seen
Who are children
Samuel Morse created this communication breakthrough.
What is the telegraph
This machine, invented by James Hargreaves, allowed workers to spin many threads at once.
What is the Spinning Jenny
This class grew during the Industrial Revolution, made up of factory owners and professionals.
What is the Middle Class
The rise of factories caused this economic system, focused on private ownership and profit, to grow.
What is Capitalism
Laws that restricted the hours children could work in factories were called these.
What are the Factory Acts
This revolution in agriculture helped make industrialization possible.
What is the Agricultural Revolution
These groups formed following the exploitation of workers in industrializing countries
What are Labor Unions
This term describes the shift of population from rural to urban
What is Urbanization
These are the two most important reasons railroads were important
What is gave people a way to move around and helped factory owners a way to move their goods
This German-born author wrote "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx
How people made goods before the Industrial Revolution
What is by hand
Burning this made water become steam
What is coal
This term describes the end goal of Socialism where a classless society emerges
What is Communism
What made the Industrial Revolution different compared to other historical revolutions?
What is it has never technically ended
What term did Marx use to refer to the class of unskilled workers who took factory jobs?
What is the Proletariat
How people made goods after the industrial revolution
What is with machines
How did Britain's agricultural revolution contribute to its industrialization?
What is by increasing food production and supporting a larger population
What industry was the first to become industrialized in both the US and Europe?
What is the Textile Industry
These are the two groups Marx divided the world into
What are the Bourgeoisie vs. Proletariat