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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts






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






3. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Poet who wrote about nature






12. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






15. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






16. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






17. Wrote about cruelties of war






18. Theory of relativity






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






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






21. Invented the telephone






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






23. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






24. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






26. Luddites were also known as the...






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






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






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






30. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






33. Wrote about poor in cities.






34. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






35. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






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






38. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






40. Someone who starts a business.






41. What did John Kay invent?






42. What did jethro tull invent?






43. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






46. What did David Richardo write?






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






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






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






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