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.