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JAMES WATT

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STEAM ENGINE PERFECTED

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ROBERT FULTON

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STEAMBOAT

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GEORGE STEVENSON

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FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN

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ELI WHITNEY

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COTTON GIN

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5
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ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT

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LAND SOLD AND FENCES PUT UP. NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES APPLIED

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PUSH/PULL EFFECT

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PEOPLE PUSHED OFF OF FARMS AND INTO THE CITIES

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SUPPLY AND DEMAND PRICE EFFECTS

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LARGE SUPPLY, PRICE GOES DOWN. SHORT SUPPLY, PRICE GOES UP

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MIDDLE CLASS GROWS

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ENTREPRENEURS-BUSINESS OWNERS WHO TAKE THE RISK AND MAKE THE PROFITS IF SUCCESSFUL

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NEW INDUSTRIALISTS

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LOOKED UPON WITH ADMIRATION

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LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE CITIES

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CROWDED, DIRTY, AND MUCH DISEASE

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NEW BUILDING CODES

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THESE ARE ENACTED TO FIX URBAN PROBLEMS

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12
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KARL MARX AND FREDERICK ENGELS WRITE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO

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CLASSLESS ECONOMIC SYSTEM-A CLASSLESS SOCIETY

    BOURGEOISE- BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE RICH

    PROLETARIAT- WORKING CLASS
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13
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CHARLES DICKENS

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SUBJECT MATTER OF HIS WRITINGS:SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND THE COMMON PEOPLE.

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14
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LABOR UNIONS DEVELOP. WHY?

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DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS

    LOW PAY

    LONG HOURS

    WEEKENDS NEEDED TO REST, TAKE CARE OF PERSONAL BUSINESS,
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BUSINESS CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN:

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES

    FACTORY MACHINES
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AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION INCREASES FOOD PRODUCTION

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ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT

CROP ROTATION

FERTILIZERS/PHOSPHATE

    MORE FOOD=MORE PEOPLE (MOREWOREKERS AND MORE CONSUMERS)
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GERM THEORY

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LOUIS PASTEUR’S CONCEPT

    CLEANLINESS PREVENTS INFECTIONS AND DEATH
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POPULATION GROWTH OF CITIES, WHY?

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JOBS

    PUSH/PULL FACTOR

    IMMIGRATION FROM COLONIES
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TRADE-EFFECTS

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

    MORE CAPITAL FOR INDUSTRIALISTS TO INVEST IN FACTORIES
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ADVANCES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

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TRANSPORTATION

    COMMUNICATION

    URBAN PLANNING

    CONSTRUCTION
21
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ADAM SMITH

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WEALTH OF NATIONS

    LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM (FREE MARKET CAPITALISM)
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CRYSTAL PALACE

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NEW CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

    SHOW OFF GREAT BRITAIN’S ADVANCES
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DOLLAR DIPLOMACY

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REWARD NATIONS WHO COMPLY WITH DEMANDS WITH FINANCIAL AID

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GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

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THREATEN ANOTHER NATION WITH WAR IF IT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH DEMANDS

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TEXTILE INDUSTRY (CLOTH)

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FIRST TO DEVELOP

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SOCIALISM (PURE)

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FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ARE OWNED BY THE PUBLIC.

    COMMUNISM IS ONE TYPE OF SOCIALISM- THERE ARE OTHERS
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CAPITALISM

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FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ARE OWNED BY PRIVATE INDUSTRY

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ENTREPRENEUR

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A PERSON WHO ORGANIZES, MANAGES, AND TAKES THE FINANCIAL RISK.

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