Chapter 10 - Lecture Summary Flashcards
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Eli Whitney
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Invented the cotton gin, revolutionizing cotton processing.
2
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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Introduced British textile technologies to the U.S.
3
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Spinning Jenny, Power Loom
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Technological advances driving textile mass production
4
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911)
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Highlighted unsafe working conditions.
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Industrial Revolution
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Transformed England into a global textile power.
6
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Rana Plaza Collapse (2013)
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Exposed ethical issues in modern garment production.
