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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Machine used water power from streams to power spinning wheels






2. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Theory of evolution






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






12. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






15. What did David Richardo write?






16. Identical Machine-made parts.






17. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






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






21. Invented the telephone






22. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






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






25. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






26. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






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






29. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






31. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






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






35. What did John Kay invent?






36. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






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






40. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






42. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






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






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






47. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






48. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






50. Luddites were also known as the...