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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






2. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






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






5. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






6. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






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






10. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






12. What did Robert Fulton name the steamboat he built?






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






14. Moved to cities from the countryside. Worked long hours with poor conditions. Organized unions and strikes.






15. James hargreaves invented what?






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






17. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






18. What did jethro tull invent?






19. Dug a hole into the ground and injected seeds into soil - which helped produce more crops






20. 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.






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






22. Theory of relativity






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






24. What did John Kay invent?






25. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






26. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






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






30. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






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






33. The time period when power-driven machinery was developed.






34. James watt helped improve what?






35. Poet who wrote about nature






36. Luddites were also known as the...






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






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






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






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






41. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






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






44. What did David Richardo write?






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






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






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






48. Organizations representing workers' interests.






49. People can work for their own good






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