industrial rev. Flashcards

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economics

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the study of the production and distribution of goods and services

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2
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three basic questions of economics

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what to produce?
how to produce it?
how to distribute it?

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3
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traditional economics

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the answers to the economic questions are based on whats been done in the past

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market economics

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the answers to the economic questions are made by individuals determiend by price and supply and demand

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5
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command economics

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the answers to the economic questions are made by a central authority, usually the government

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6
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market economy (laissez-faire capitalism)

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private ownership, free enterprise, profit motive, competition, market price

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7
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private ownership

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individuals can own a business

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8
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free enterpirse

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individuals are free to choose and run a business

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9
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profit motive

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individuals make decisions to make money

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10
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competition

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individuals make decisions to beat their competitors

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11
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market price

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using the laws of supply and demand to determine the price

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12
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economic thinkers

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adam smith, thomas malthus, david ricardo, karl marx

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13
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bourgeoisie

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business owners and managers

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14
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proletariat

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factory wokers

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15
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karl marx

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german thinker, scientists, philosopher, historian

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16
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1848

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wrote the communist manifesto with Engles

17
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marx viewed history as….

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a struggle between the haves and the have nots

18
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marxism

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the public owns all property, operates all businesses, and controls the means of production ( revolution of the proletariat)

19
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communism

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marxism applied in the real world (totalitarian)

20
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totalitarian type gov.

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violates indivdual rights, provides basic necessities, and treats themselves better than th erest of the pop.

21
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japan - early history

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isolated, homogeneous culture and selective borrowing

22
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tokugawa shogunate

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1603-1868

23
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centralized feudalism

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one person was in control

24
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1854

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treaty of kanagawa signed

25
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treay of kanagawa

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us recieved trade access, two ports in japan and the us doesnt invade

26
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1868-1912

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the Meiji Restoration

27
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the meiji restoration was….

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the overthrow of the previous government and the restoration of the japanese emperor

28
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political impacts of meiji restoration

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emperor with a western style legislature and modern army/navy

29
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social impact of meiji restoration

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imported ideas and technology from the west

30
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economic impacts of meiji restoration

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child labor, pollution, urbanization

31
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why did the industrial rev begin in england?

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geographic factors and economic factors

32
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enclosure movement

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the move by parliment to fence off common lands to create large farms for the wealthy

33
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agrarian revolution lead to….

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more food which lead to a population growth