Studied by 0 people
Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
"Laissez-faire"; no government involvement in the economy
Capitalism
Radical socialism, no classes
Communism
Government should help and protect the people
Socialism
The greatest good for the greatest number of people
Utilitarianism
Landowners could experiment with farming techniques
Enclosure movement
What happened first? Agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, urbanization, The Communist Manifesto.
Agricultural revolution
More seeds took root, crop yields increased
seed drill
Replenished nutrients in soil, produced more crops
crop rotation
Produced more pounds of meat
livestock breeding
Used water power to increase textile production
Arkwright's Water Frame
Enabled spinners to work 8 threads at a time
Spinning Jenny
Allowed wagons to travel without sinking into the mud
Road imrpovements
Steam engines faster, more efficient, uses less fuel
Watt's steam engine
Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs
factors of production
The process of developing machine production of goods
Industrialization
City building and movement of people to cities
Urbanization
Social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy
middle class
What was NOT a characteristic of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution
Increased lifespan
Owners of industry set working conditions without government interference
Laissez-faire
Went on strike to secure better working conditions and wages
Labor unions
Small-scale production done by individuals or families in the home
Cottage Industry
Workers that smashed machines they thought were putting them out of work
Luddites
Which field employed mostly women and chidren?
Coal Mines
Positive effect of the Industrial Revolution
more jobs
created surplus of workers needed for the industrial revolution to happen
agricultural revolution
The "have-nots"; Marx predicted they would rise up and overthrow the "haves"
Proletariat
The "haves"; according to Marx, they oppress the "have nots" so they can get rich
Bourgeoise
Participate in collective bargaining for workers and will authorize strikes
Labor unions
Necessary to do away with class structure, according to Marx
Abolish private property
Believed that people would follow their own self-interest and help other by creating jobs and services
Adam Smith
Believed the world needed plagues and wars to keep the population under control
Thomas Malthus
The government should promote industries and services that benefited the greatest number of people
Utilitarianism
No official police force, streets poorly lit, high rates of poverty in cities all lead to
high rates of crime
Living conditions were harsh and crowded here
slums
Resources that gave Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution
Good harbors, coal, and rivers
An increase in population will lead to
an increase in production of goods
How did the Industrial Revolution affect most cities?
Population grew faster than housing supply
Why was it necessary for children to work in the Industrial Revolution
Families needed the additional income
a positive results of the Industrial Revolution
middle class grew, became wealthier
Technological advancement that played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution
Steam power
Reformers worked for positive changes in which areas of society
Education, Prison, and Legal system
Factory owners threatened workers with loss of jobs and jail if they
joined unions
The Industrial Revolution affected the environment but did not
preserve natural resources
Believed there would always be a poor class; wages would decrease as population increased
David Ricardo
Favored women's rights, reforms in prison, legal, and educational systems, and a more equal division of wealth
John Stuart Mill
A perfect living place
Utopia
Why did Marx's prediction about the wealth gap widening fail to become a reality?
Governments put in reforms
What did NOT happen as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
European countries became allies
Note
Flashcard