test #10 Flashcards
when, where and what started the industrial revolution?
-mid/ late 1700’s, Great Britain. started with textile (clothing)
why didnt the industrial revolution happin in china first( china being the most advanced civilization for hundreds of years)
1.combination of factors= didnt trade much with other countries (isolantionist since at least 1400s)
2. didnt have coloniel empire with vast natural resources, didnt use coal, arguably their culture and gov.
what is assembly line?
-manufacturing process where parts are added sequentially to make a finished product
what are the 5 types of resources?
- labor=worker
- Capital=tools
- Technology
- Land= all natural recources
- Entrepreneurship= starting/running buisness.
what is the differnce between scarcity and surplus?
1.Scarcity= no enough
2. Surplus= more than enough
How did the rise of factories change society?
-More people in cities, Cheaper prices for factory goods, Workers not have to be skilled, Wealthy inequalitys increased between Owner and Worker, People could work for Salary.
How was the Industrial Revolution also a Transportation Revolution?
-Steamboats, ironclads, Railroads, Automobiles, Airplanes were invented.
How was the Industrial Revolution also a Communication Revoltuion?
- Telegraph, Radio, Phone were invented.
What were the 2 vital types of fuel (1 in the 1800s and 2nd in the 1900’s) in I.R. ?
-1. Coal (steam power) (1800’s)
2. Oil (gasoline) (1900’s)
Today what is Oil used for?
-Gasoline, Lubrication for Machines, Plastic, Styrofoam, Asphalt.
what were some problems with Urbanization?
- Inadequate housing, Lack of sanitation, Inadequate education, Rampant disease, Crowded cities.
what were some Problems with Labot in the Industrial Revoltion Era?
- very long hours
child labor
no unions
no workers rights
no hazard
low wages
What is bargained in collective Baragaining?
-Wages
hours
work conditions
What can unions threaten to do if the workers do not like their contract/collective barganing agreement?
-unionized workers can threaten to strike, many violent strikes in I.R. ERA.
What sort of mass culture became popular to the public by the early 1900s in the West?
- magazines, newspapers, novels, Vaudeville shows, Movies, Sports.
what were some social reform movements in the West in 1800’s?
- Abolition
Womens rights and womens suffrage
Labor movements
Mens suffrage
Public education
Prison Reform
What were some reasons for the common school (public school) movement in the 1800’s?
- Children Learn > Children Work
Buisness wanted people to be Literate and know Math
way to assimilate certain groups of people (influence culture)
What were the first 2 “waves” of the Feminist Movement ( womens rights movement)?
- 1st wave ( mid 1800’s - early 1900) = womens suffrage ( voting rights, property rights, education and career)
-2nd wave ( 1960s-70s) = workplace equality (equal pay) , reproductive rights, anti sexism (2WRA)
in the Abolition movement in the West what were some arguments to END Slavery?
- “abolitionists” citing moral reasons/ christian teachings
- “back to africa movement” free slaves and ship back to Africa ( died by mid 1800’s)
- struggle to first end slave trade and instuition of slavery ( thought institution would naturally die out)
in the Abolition Movement in West what were Arguments to CONTINUE Slavery?
- justified Slavery with Bible teachings
-Racial supueririty= white > black
-dont have Rights to Force others to End slavery (would be too costly)
What was Great Britains role in the Abolition Movement and Slavery?
-mixed legacy= #2 slave trader, BUT LEADER in Abolititon Movement. #1 world Empire and Navy in 1800’s
- Fought Slave SHIPS
-ENDED Slave Trade in 1807 and Slavery in colonies in 1834
- Government payed Former Slave Owners to Free their slaves
The Abolition Movement (1700’s -1800’s)?
-USA=(1865)
-BRITISH EMPIRE=(1807) stopped slave trade
-FRENCH Empire= (1794)
-Japan= (1590) forced labor still continued
-China= (1910) concubine syste lasted till 1940’s
-Latin America= (mid-1800’s)
-Russia= (1723)
-AFRICA= (18-1900’s)
- Middle East= (1920s)
-Todayl slavery still exist
What are 4 Mistakes from List above?
-SLAVERY ended differently depending on PLACE and TIME.
- in General last region of world to give up slavery was MIDDLE EAST.
-USA’s Civil War was about slavery, most VIOLENT way slavery ended (600,000 died)
- Slavery made illegal but still exist.
