Chapter 22 (Industrial Revolution) Flashcards
Spinning Jenny
Invented by James Hargreaves. Allowed a weaver to spin mor than one thread at a time.
Water frame
Invented by Richard Arkwright and used water power to drive the spinning wheel. This moved textile production from the home to factories big enough to house the machines.
James Hargreaves
Invented the spinning jenny
Richard Arkwright
Invented the water frame
Eli Whitney
Created cotton gin and interchangeable parts
Interchangeable parts
Made it so if a particular component broke, that component could be easily replaced without having to replace the whole product
Steam engine
Provided an inexpensive way to harness coal power to create steam, which generated energy for machines in factories. A steam powered locomotive was later made for railway trains
James watt
Invented the steam engine
Steamship
Were powered by steam engines and were no longer dependent on the wind. Were also able to travel long distances which led to coaling stations
Crop rotation
Rotating different crops in and out of a field each year which increased food production
Seed drill
A device that efficiently places seeds in a designated spot it which increased food production
Seaways
A waterway giving access to a port, Britain had many of these which was one of its advantages in the process of industrialization
Raw materials
The basic material from which a product is made. Britain was geographically well placed to import this, which was an advantage during industrialization
Fossil fuel
Are made from decomposing plants and animals and can be converted to energy. This was essential in the process of separating iron from its ore.
Transcontinental railroad
Railroad across the United States, connecting the Atlantic and pacific oceans and facilitated US industrial growth
Second Industrial Revolution
Developments were in steel, chemicals, precise machinery, and electronics
Trans-Siberian railroad
It connected russias industrial and commercial areas and allowed Russia to trade more easily with countries in east asia
Bessemer process
A steel making process in which impurities are removed from iron by oxidation
Urbanization
The growth of cities, industrialization increased this
Protestant work ethic
View that a persons duty is to achieve success through hard work
Meiji
Under this, Japan ended its self imposed isolation from the world as they were alarmed by the advanced navy and armaments produced by the wests industries
Otto von Bismarck
Under him, Germany started workers accident compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, and old age pensions. He was more concerned that if he didn’t address these problems, radicals would demand stronger action which would lead to social unresy
Industrial revolution
Period of social and economic change that transformed society and agrarian society into industrial. Began in Britain, then spread to countries in Europe and North America, and then later to Japan and Russia
Industrialization
The increased mechanization of production and the social changes that accompanied this shift.