Industrialization - History 2/27

Textiles

The first factories developed

Assembly line

production method in which workers were assigned one repeated specific task

Social Darwinism

a theory or idea about natural selection to the development of society and business

Realism

an artists attempt to portray life as it really was no matter how horrible the situation

Bessemer process

a method for producing steel

Corporation

company which sells ownership shares to many investors

Cotton Gin

separates seeds

Carl Marx

“MR. COMMUNISM” despised capitalism because it created poverty for many and wealth for a few

James Watt

made improvements to the steam engine

Joseph Lister

discovered sterile surgical instruments with antiseptics to help prevent infection

Why were women ineffective in the temperance movement?

They were barred from most schools and couldn't vote

What allowed for the growth of railroads?

Steam engines

Why were railroads better than rivers?

They could create their own path

Why were many women factory workers?

They could be paid less than men

What was the cause of a rise in the standard of living?

The Industrial Revolution

Where did America’s technology for the first textile factory come from?

Great Britian

What made the Wright Brother’s flying machine possible?

The Internal Combustion Machine

Why did the population in Europe explode between 1800 and 1900?

The improvement of medical practices

What was the cure to poverty, according to those who wanted government to stay out of business?

An unrestricted free market

How did technological change and population growth impact the Industrial Revolution?

Steam engine (James Watt), became a standard power supply for most British factories. -- The enclosure movement converted public pasture land into private property, which meant lots of farming families moved into cities for work. -- The cotton gin made it easier to make more cotton, faster. -- The growth in population provided cities with work forces to keep up with new developments and keep the revolution going for many years

What were living conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?

Lower class people lived in cramped, dirty quarters, which often spread lots of sickness and diseases. No indoor bathrooms, stoves were used to heat houses, crowded

How did workers organize to change their working conditions?

Workers came together to form unions which would protect their rights and grant them safer work conditions, higher wages, and a 8-hour work day.