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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. The development of industries for the machine production of goods






2. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






4. Luddites were also known as the...






5. Invented the telephone






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






7. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






9. What did Eli Whitney invent?






10. People can work for their own good






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






12. Theory of evolution






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






14. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






15. Organizations representing workers' interests.






16. Someone who starts a business.






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






18. James hargreaves invented what?






19. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






21. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






22. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






23. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






24. Organizations representing workers' interests.






25. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






29. The system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertileness of the land






30. Theory of relativity






31. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






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






35. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






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






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






40. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






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






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






44. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






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






48. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






49. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






50. Identical Machine-made parts.