Chapter 9: Industrial Revolution Flashcards

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What were some geographic advantages of England in the IR

A

They had water sources
Island
Harbors

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What was the industrial revolution

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It was the risen output of machine manufactured products that replaced hands-on jobs that required several people to complete a task, with a single machine that could complete jobs more quickly and efficiently.

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What is an entrepreneur

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A person who organizes, manages and takes business risks

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3
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Earliest IR source

A

Water

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4
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Results of agricultural rev in Britain

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Industrial rev in textile industry

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5
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Direct effect of increased food production during Europe AR

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More food = more people

= higher demand = faster production

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6
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First area to undergo industrialization

A

Textile industry

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7
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Invented flying shuttle

A

John Kay

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8
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What did the flying shuttle do

A

Double the work of a weaver could do in a day

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9
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What did James Hargreaves invent

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Spinning wheel

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What did the spinning wheel do

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Allowed one spinner to work 8 threads at a time

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What did Richard Arkwright invent

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Water frame

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What did the water frame do

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Used water power to spin wheels

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What did Samuel Crompton invent

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Combined spinning jenny and water frame = spinning like

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14
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What did the spinning mile do

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Made stringer and more consistent thread that earlier machines

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15
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What did Edmund Cartwright invent

A

Power loom

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16
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What did Eli Whitney invent

A

Cotton gin

17
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What did cotton gin do

A

Multiplies amount of cotton cleaned

18
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What did James watt invent

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Improved steam engine to burn less fuel

19
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Who was Matthew Bolton

A

Entrepreneur who joined watt

20
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What did sorbet Fulton invent

A

Steamboat using an engine from watt and boulton

21
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What was the name of futon’s steamboat

A

Clermont

22
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What did john mcadam invent

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Mcadam roads- used rocks for drainage and not sink in mud

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What did Richard Trevithick invent

A

Locomotive

24
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What did George Stephenson invent

A

Railroad using trevithicks locomotives

25
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Effects if railroads (4)

A

Cheap transportation
New jobs
Boosted fishing/agricultural industries
Easier travel= distant city jobs

26
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What did Alexander bell invent

A

Telephone

27
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What did Marconi invent

A

Radio

28
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What did the radio do

A

Send morse code through air

29
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What did henry ford invent

A

Car with interchangeable parts “model t”

30
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Who discovered radium

A

Marie and Pierre Curie (husband and wife)

31
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Who was Adam smith

A

Profesor of Scotland who favored free market economy

32
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What did smith say happened in free market economy

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Economic liberty and progress

33
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Smith natural laws of economics

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Law of self interest- work for own good
Low of competition- forces ppl to make better pros it
Law of supply/demand- enough goods would be produced at lowed price to meet demand in market economy

34
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What did Karl Marx say would be the final phase of history

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Pure communism

35
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What is communism

A

Everything owned by ppl

36
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What is socialism

A

Factors of production owned by public and work for good of all ppl

37
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Who was Robert Owens

A

Improved working conditions

38
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Who was Charles Fourier

A

Fixed bad effects of industrialization w socialism

39
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Who was Horace mann

A

Favored free public education for all children

40
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What should government policies promote under utilitarianism

A

Greatest food for greatest number of people

41
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What is a laissez faire

A

Allowing business owners to choose their own working policies