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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






14. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






15. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






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






18. First Usable - practical light bulb.






19. Theory of evolution






20. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






22. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






24. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






25. People can work for their own good






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






27. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






30. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






31. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






40. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






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






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






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






45. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






48. What did John Kay invent?






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






50. Luddites were also known as the...