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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. The system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items.






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






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






4. People can work for their own good






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






6. What did jethro tull invent?






7. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






9. What did Eli Whitney invent?






10. Theory of relativity






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






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






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






14. What did John Kay invent?






15. Invented the telephone






16. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






17. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






21. Poet who wrote about nature






22. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






24. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






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






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






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






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






30. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






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






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






35. Defended the idea of a free economy.






36. James hargreaves invented what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






45. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






46. Theory of evolution






47. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






49. Wrote about cruelties of war






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