Industrial Rev Flashcards
Samuel Crompton
From Britain made the spinning mule
James Watt
Scotland, found a way to make the steam engine run faster and more efficiently, while burning less fuel.
John McAdddams
Scotland, improved roads
Elizabeth Gaskell
Wrote novel and showed empathy for working class
Samuel Slater
From Britain came to USA built a spinning machine from memory and partial design
Moses brown
From Britain to USA opened first facotry in the US
Farncis Lowell
USA, revolutionized american textile industry mechanized cloth making
Adam Smith
Scotland, defended the idea of a free economy or free markets
Karl Marx
Germany, Introduced world to a radical type of socialism called Marxism
Friedrich Engles
England, Worked with Marx’s ideas believed in the industrial revolution only widened the pay gap
Jane Addams
US, Ran settlement houses
Industrial Revolution
Greatly increased out put of machine made goods that began in England in the 18th century
Enclosure
Large fields landowners used to experiment to discover more productive farming methods.
Crop Rotation
changing the type of crops your growing every year
indutrialization
Process of developing machine made goods
Factors of Production
resources needed to produce goods and services to that the industrial rev required; land labor and capital(wealth)
Factory
Building that holds large machinery owned by wealthy merchants
Entrepreneur
Person who organizes, manages, and takes risks of a business
Urbanization
city building and the movement of people to cities
Middle class
Skilled workers, professionals, buisness people, and wealthy farmers.
Corporation
business owned by stock holders who share in its full profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
Lassiez Faire
Letting owners of industry and buisness set working conditions without interference
Capitalism
money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making profit
Strike
owners refuse demands workers go on strike
Collective bargaining
Negotiations between employers and the workers
Union
For reforms workers came together in voluntary assosiations
Communism
A complete form of socialism which means production of all land, mines, factorires, railroads, and businesses woud be owned by the public
Socialism
The factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all
Utilitarianism
Judge ideas, institutions, and actions on the basis of their utilties
How did the industrial revolution affect cities?
It made the population grow faster than amount of housing
How did the Napoleonic wars and french rev impact europe?
Halted communication, trade, and caused inflation
What impact did technology advances have on industry?
Production of goods increased
What was the worldwide impact of industrialization?
Driving force behind imperialism
Which of the following advances allowed England to have the industrial rev?
Abundant natural resources, entrepreneurs
3 factors of production for industrialization?
Land, labor, capital
What is the Industrial Revolution?
increase in machine-made goods in England during 1700s
The Wealth of Nations is by?
Adam Smith
Strike was?
illegal
Which contributed the most to short life span?
widespread sickness
Process of enclosure increased
farming efficiency
