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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Protests from the working class that led to the destroying of factory machines named by Ned






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






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






4. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






6. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






8. Luddites were also known as the...






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






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






11. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






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






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






17. Theory of evolution






18. Invented the telephone






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






20. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






23. Theory of relativity






24. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






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






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






28. People can work for their own good






29. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






30. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






32. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






33. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






36. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






48. Identical Machine-made parts.






49. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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







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