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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Machine that allowed workers to spin multiple strands of cotton at a time






2. Rivalry forces peoples to do better @ anything & also inspires peoples to make a better product






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






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






5. What did David Richardo write?






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






7. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






9. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






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






12. British inventor who made steam engines faster and more efficient.






13. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






14. Enough goods would be produced @ the lowest possible price to meet the demand in a market economy






15. What were adam smith's 3 natural laws of economics?






16. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






18. Someone who starts a business.






19. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






22. Resources consisting of land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurial skills combined to produce goods and services






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






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






25. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






27. Helped make textile production more efficient than doing the job by hand. would carry the threads of yarn back & forth when the weaver pulled a handle on the loom.






28. What did John Kay invent?






29. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






30. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






33. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






34. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






36. What did jethro tull invent?






37. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






38. Theory of relativity






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






40. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






42. James hargreaves invented what?






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






44. Wrote about cruelties of war






45. Invented the telephone






46. Business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts






47. Theory of evolution






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






49. Scottish engineer who made roads more efficient and easier to travel on






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