Industrial Revolution Continued Flashcards

1
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What did Adam Smith believe in?

A

Laissez-faire economics

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2
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What is the free market or capitalism?

A

The unregulated exchange of goods and
services, no government regulation)

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3
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What is supply and demand?

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The more goods that get produced, the lower the price, making goods affordable to everyone.

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4
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Where does capitalism continue?

A

In Europe and America.

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5
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What is the capitalism saying about capitalism?

A

Trickle-down economics.

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6
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Who was Thomas Malthus?

A

An economist, thinker, and writer.

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7
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What does Thomas Malthus predict?

A

population (exponential) will outpace food supply (linear)

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8
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What did nature do?

A

kept the population in check via war, disease, and famine.

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9
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What is carrying capacity?

A

how much food the earth can supply the human
population.

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10
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What is socialism?

A

A way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies.

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Socialists believed that industrialization and Laissez-faire economics had created a gap
between the rich and the poor. THEREFORE.

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The means of production should be owned by all the government.

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12
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What do democratic socialist believe?

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that both the economy and society should be run
democratically—to meet public needs, not
to make profits for a few.

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13
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Who is Karl Marx?

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A german philosopher.

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14
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What did Karl Marx write?

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The Communist Manifesto.

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15
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Who was the first person to suggest the idea of Communism?

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Karl Marx.

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16
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What did the haves own?

A

the means of production so they have a controlled society.

17
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What were the have nots?

A

The workers.

18
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What did Karl Marx suggest?

A

A struggle between social classes will lead to a classless society

19
Q

What is communism?

A

No person has property, are all considered equal, and share all things equally