European Industrialization and Imperialism Flashcards

1
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Timeline

A

1700-1950

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2
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Industrialization

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development of industries; ex. factories

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3
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Urbanization

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The making of cities; The change from rural areas to cities

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4
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The Industrial Revolution was a ________ process.

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Slow

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5
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Ideas of Capitalism

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  • Private owned businesses are better than government owned
  • “Laissez-faire”
  • Businesses are allowed to compete
  • Customers are allowed to compete for the best products and lowest prices
  • Supply and demand determines production and price
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6
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Laissez-faire means?

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the government shouldn’t be involved in businesses

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7
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Ideas of Capitalism were written down by.

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Adam Smith

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8
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buildings divided in to apartments .

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tenements

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9
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Life was _______ _______ for people in the city.

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Very Poor

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10
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They had no ______ and _______ at this time .

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sewers; sanitation

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11
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what work place experienced harmful dust?

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Coal mines

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12
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The factories had no ______ ______.

A

labor laws

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13
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women were hired more and _____ ______.

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paid less

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14
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How much did people work?

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12-16 hours; 6 days a week

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15
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Women’s lives were more tiring because?

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they still had to care for the family

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16
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No _______ labor laws.

17
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Cons of child labor

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  • no education
  • went to prison if they tried to escape
  • lost hands/ fingers
18
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Scavengers

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crawled under moving machines to pick up and fix things

19
Q

Owners used children because ?

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they were cheap labor

20
Q

new wealth bought ?

A

political power

21
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Cons of Industrial Revolution

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  • Injuries
  • widespread disease
  • pollution
  • socialism born
  • working class in poverty
  • middle/upper classes built mansions