AP Euro Topic 6.2 The spread of Industrialization Throughout Europe (terms/names AMSCO)

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Industrial Revolution

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s

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canal

a manmade waterway that connects bodies of water

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mass produced

goods produced in large numbers, cheaply in a factory

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capital

land, labor, or money used to make profits

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capitalism

An economic system based on private ownership of capital and using money to make more money

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consumers

People who buy and use goods and services.

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steam engine

a machine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.

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Henry Bessemer

Englishman who developed the first efficient method for the mass production of steel

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Bessemer process

A way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities.

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Great Exhibition of 1851

The world's first industrial fair, organized by Prince Albert as a symbol of British industrial domination.

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<p>The world's first industrial fair, organized by Prince Albert as a symbol of British industrial domination.</p><p>3 multiple choice options</p>
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Crystal Palace

Building erected in London, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Made of iron and glass, like a gigantic greenhouse, it was a symbol of the industrial age.

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<p>Building erected in London, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Made of iron and glass, like a gigantic greenhouse, it was a symbol of the industrial age.</p><p>3 multiple choice options</p>
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patent

exclusive rights over an invention; copyright;

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middle class

Also called the Bourgeoisie, it is the social class made up of business owners and professionals.

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Corn Laws

1815 tariff on imported grain in Britain to protect domestic farmers (opposed by Urban areas).

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free trade

international trade free of government interference or protective tariffs

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tariff

A tax on imported goods

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potato famine

Starvation in Ireland due to a fungus that killed potatoes. Led to massive deaths and migration out of Ireland.

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"Hungry '40s"

crop failures across Europe, price increase, famine jeopardizes social peace, manufacturing decrease, unemployment increase

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Emancipation Edict of 1861

Freeing of the Russian serfs by Tsar Alexander II

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goods

Physical objects such as clothes or shoes purchased to satisfy human wants.

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services

Actions or activities that one person performs for another, usually for money (such as a travel agent booking a vacation for someone)

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