S.S matching quiz terms 11/20/24

Question 1

Industrail revolution

Answer 1

the change in roducing goods by hand to producing goods by machine. Begain in England in the 1700s

Question 2

Agrarian Revolution

Answer 2

Changes in the methods of farming that allowed for more food to be produced and less workers needed on farms

Question 3

Enclosure Movement

Answer 3

Process of fencing of land that was shared by pesant farmers. Wealthy landowners bought the land, and developed large efficient farms which produced more food.

Question 4

Crop rotation system

Answer 4

farming techinque where farmland is used to grow diffrent foods during diffrent seasons, which keeps the farm working at full capacity

Question 5

Domestic system

Answer 5

Method of producing goods at home to sell at the market. At home, goods are produced by hand or with small machines and tools.

Question 6

Factory system

Answer 6

Method of mass producing goods with large machinery. These goods are produced more efficently with a consistent quality and can be sold at a cheeper price.

Question 7

Adam smith

Answer 7

Author of Wealth of Nations: He advocates for capitalism and economic freedom of bussness owners.

Question 8

Lalssez-faire capitalism

Answer 8

System where the government does not regulate businesses or the economy and instead leaves businesses and workers alone.

Question 9

Urbanization

Answer 9

The process of moving to cities or develping cities.

Question 10

Thomas Malthus

Answer 10

Author of “essay on populaion”; believed that the population was growing faster then the food supply, and that there would be famine. He saw the overcrowded cities and blamed the poor for creating this problem. His prediction was wrong.

Question 11

Social Darwinism

Answer 11

Therory that some people were naturally superior to others, and this is why some people are wealthy and others are poor. This was a missuse of the theory of evolution

Question 12

Socialism

Answer 12

Economic system where the government controlls major industries; some private ownership of land is allowed

Question 13

Karl Marx

Answer 13

Author of communist manifesto; advocated a violent world-wide revolution overthrowing bussness and sharing all wealth

Question 14

Communism

Answer 14

Economic system where all property and wealth is shared by all

Question 15

Labor unions

Answer 15

Organiszations of workers that advocate for better working conditions and wages for workers

Question 16

Sadler report

Answer 16

report from englands government that called for regulation to deal with the abuses of workers