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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. A time period in which tools and equipment were modified and methods of soil preparation - fertilization - crop care - and harvesting were improved






2. What did Eli Whitney invent?






3. Theory of relativity






4. Invented the telephone






5. Industrialist who led the expansion of the American steel industry.






6. What did George Stephenson name the engine he built with the help of his son?






7. A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country






8. Who came up with the idea of livestock breeding?






9. Believed that lower class will always remain the lower class






10. System in which workers stay in one place - adding parts as items go by.






11. James hargreaves invented what?






12. Fenced-in/hedged-in fields created by wealthy british landowners on land that was formerly worked by British farmers.






13. Luddites were also known as the...






14. Social class made up of skilled workers - professionals - businesspeople - & wealthy farmers.






15. Believed wages would be forced down as the population increases






16. German thinker who had a radical view of socialism; Founder of modern communism.






17. The leading advocate of Laissez-faire economics; invented capitalism.






18. Protests from the working class that led to the destroying of factory machines named by Ned






19. Poet who wrote about nature






20. The growth of cities and the migration of people into them






21. The development of industries for the machine production of goods






22. Wrote about poor in cities.






23. Machine that allowed workers to spin multiple strands of cotton at a time






24. Organizations representing workers' interests.






25. Large buildings that brought together workers and machines to produce large quantities of goods






26. Made millions off the expansion of the American steel industry.






27. People can work for their own good






28. Theory of evolution






29. System in which workers stay in one place - adding parts as items go by.






30. German thinker who put forth a radical view of socialism.






31. The system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items.






32. Defended the idea of a free economy.






33. Who wrote an essay on the principle of population?






34. Machine used water power from streams to power spinning wheels






35. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






36. What did John Kay invent?






37. Someone who starts a business.






38. Machine that made the rigorous job of cotton picking get done faster & more efficiently






39. Argued that population increased more rapidly that food supply - and therefore the number of people allowed to live should be limited






40. A system in which the government controls the economy.






41. What did jethro tull invent?






42. The idea that government should not interfere in business.






43. The selective breeding of livestock. increased availability of meat - wool - leather - and soap






44. The style of capitalism in which the government did not interfere with the economy






45. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






46. The shift - beginning in England during the 18th century - from making goods by hands to making those goods by machine






47. What did David Richardo write?






48. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






49. The theory that society - not individuals should own all property and industry.






50. A system in which society - usually the government - owns and controls the means of production.