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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. The style of capitalism in which the government did not interfere with the economy






2. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Wrote about cruelties of war






9. Machine used water power from streams to power spinning wheels






10. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






11. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






12. 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.






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






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






15. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






16. Invented the telephone






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






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






19. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






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






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






23. Luddites were also known as the...






24. People can work for their own good






25. What did John Kay invent?






26. Theory of relativity






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






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






29. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






31. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






32. What did jethro tull invent?






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






34. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






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






46. Someone who starts a business.






47. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






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