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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Invented the telephone






2. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






4. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






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






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






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






9. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






11. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






13. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






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






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






19. People can work for their own good






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






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






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






23. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






24. James hargreaves invented what?






25. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






28. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






29. Someone who starts a business.






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






31. What did Eli Whitney invent?






32. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






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






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






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






37. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






39. 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.






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






41. What did David Richardo write?






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






43. What did jethro tull invent?






44. Organizations representing workers' interests.






45. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






46. James watt helped improve what?






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






48. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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