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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






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






5. Defended the idea of a free economy.






6. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






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






9. Someone who starts a business.






10. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






13. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






16. Organizations representing workers' interests.






17. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






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






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






22. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






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






27. Luddites were also known as the...






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






29. What did David Richardo write?






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






31. 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.






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






33. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






34. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






36. What did jethro tull invent?






37. Theory of evolution






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






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






40. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






42. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






45. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






46. People can work for their own good






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






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






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






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