Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What was the Industrial Revolution?
things that were made by hand were now made in factories
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? Identify and explain at
least three reasons.
Lots of resources, entrepreneurial class, stable government
What was the Agricultural Revolution and how did it help bring in the Industrial
Revolution?
When landowners kicked farmers out to grow food, leading them to find work in factories.
Which industry was the first to adopt machines? Explain why.
The textile industry because to the loom
How did the Enclosure Movement affect Urbanization?
How did work change as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
People worked longer shifts for less pay in factories
Identify four new technologies that came out of the Industrial Revolution.
Steam ships, electricity, railroad, telegraph
What were working conditions like in the early factories?
Really bad because of the lack of regulations
Describe life in the cities during the industrial revolution.
Cities were dirty, crowded, and polluted.
What were some positive effects of the industrial revolution?
Products became cheaper
What other countries in Europe and around the world industrialized after Great
Britain?
Japan, USA,
What happened to countries that did not enter the industrial revolution as most of
Western Europe did in the 1800
They fell behind/imperialism by countries that did industrialize
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto, a criticism of how the factory owners
(bourgeoisie) treat the workers (proletariat)
Karl Marx
- Who believed that if the government stayed out of the economy and gave buyers
and sellers in the marketplace the freedom to work, society could progress?
John Locke
In this economic system what gets produced, how much gets produced, the price,
and who gets the product is determined by the government.
Socialism
In this economic system, what gets produced, how much gets produced, the price,
and who gets the product is determined by supply and demand – how much of the
product is available and how many people want it.
Capitalism
Which economic system holds that the government must take ownership of the
factory in order to improve working conditions and wages?
Socialism
Which thinker believed that workers should overthrow the factory owners, strip
the owners of their rights, and then set up a communist system in which all people
are equal, there is no private property, and everyone shares all wealth?
Karl Marx
Who believed that people could only be free in they had economic power in
addition to human rights – John Locke or Karl Marx?
John Locke
Who was Adam Smith and what book did he write?
Economist who wrote the wealth of nations
What does Capitalism mean?
private property, supply and demand the price
What does Socialism mean?
Government owned property, equal pay.
What does Communism mean?
No government, no rich, no poor, everyone equal
What does Liberalism mean?
Social contract, Natural right, Rule of Law
