Industrial Revolution Flashcards
Karl Marx
Wrote The Communist Manifesto where he writes about the class struggle between the haves and the have-nots.
Henry Bessemer
Developed the process needed to create steel
Assembly Line
A new method of production in which workers add parts to a product that moves along a belt
Makes production faster and cheaper
Socialism
A society in which the people as a whole (not individuals) own the means of production
Communisim
A form of socialism Believes there will be a class struggle between employers and employees
Proletariat
The “have-nots” or the working class
Romanticism
Glorify nature and sought to gain strong reactions/emotions from the audience
Dramatic, bold, adventurous works of art, literature, and music
Realism
Represents the world as it really is
Exposes the struggles of the lower/working class
Urbanization
Movement of people to the cities
Corporations
A business owned by many investors who buy stock
Stock
Shares in a company
Owners sold stock to investors
labor unions
A workers organization designed to allow workers the right to petition for better working conditions, hours, and pay.
standard of living
The quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a society (variety of food, clothes, and housing available to most people in a society)
Alfred Nobel
Invented dynamite
Created the Nobel Peace Prize as a response to his invention being used in warfare.
dynamite
An explosive invented by Alfred Nobel, a much safer alternative than the other explosives used at the time.
Alessandro Volta
Italian scientist who created the first battery
Thomas Edison
American inventor who created the electric light bulb
Charles Darwin
Wrote, On the Origin of Species
Developed the theory of natural selection to explain evolution
James Watt
Improved the design of the steam engine
Urban Renewal
rebuilding the poor area of a city
Example: Paris
interchangeable parts
Products that have identical components that can be used in place of one another
Samuel Morse
developed the first telegraph which could send coded messages over wires
nationalism
A strong feeling of pride and intense devotion to one’s country
