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.
