5550512220 | Enclosure Movement | Wealthy landowners gathered large plots of farmland to experiment with harvesting methods. | 0 | |
5550514212 | Urbanization | Large-scale movement of people from living on farms to in cities. | 1 | |
5550514213 | Industrialization | The process of developing machines to produce commercial goods. | 2 | |
5550518034 | Factors of Production | The resources necessary to produce a manufactured good. | 3 | |
5550664813 | Capitalism | An economic system where the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in businesses to make a profit | 4 | |
5550677725 | Socialism | factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all. | 5 | |
5551785513 | Union | an association of workers formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages. | 6 | |
5551861636 | Adam Smith | defended the ida of free economy and free markets; wrote The Wealth of Nations | 7 | |
5551883473 | Iron Ore | Iron was used to make machines which made work faster and more effective. | 8 | |
5551984311 | Great Britain Natural Resources | Iron (Machines) Coal & Steam (Energy) Rivers (Transportation) Harbors (Export) | 9 | |
5552007855 | Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? | Large Labor Force Natural Resources Expanding Economy Political Stability | 10 | |
5552019657 | Cotton Gin | Separated the plant from its seeds which made the textile manufacturing process faster and more efficient | 11 | |
5552084300 | Flying Shuttle | a boat shaped piece of wood to which yarn was attached that sped back and forth on wheels; doubled the work weavers could do in a day. | 12 | |
5552129317 | Steam Engine | Worked faster, more efficient and burned less fuel | 13 | |
5552169620 | Daily Working Conditions | Long hours Short breaks Factories were dirty and dangerous Factory bosses exercised harsh discipline | 14 | |
5552189996 | Daily Living Conditions | Cities were unsanitary & crowded; Housing, water and social services were limited Sickness was widespread. | 15 | |
5555278949 | Contribution of Agricultural Revolution to Urbanization | Small-landowners lost their jobs as farmers and were forced to look for work in factories. | 16 | |
5555301466 | Most Significant shift in production techniques | Transitioning from the use of Biofuels to Fossil Fuels as sources of energy. | 17 | |
5555310395 | Textiles | First sector industrialized in Great Britain and the US | 18 | |
5555382295 | Weakness of the early labor union | It was more effective at bargaining for middle-class semi-skilled workers than the poorest unskilled laborers. | 19 | |
5555397179 | Significance of the Factory Act of 1833 | It initiated the first official investigation of working conditions in factories, which resulted in restrictions on the hours children could work and increased their pay. | 20 | |
5555408793 | Child Labor | Companies could cut their production costs by using children. | 21 | |
5555442837 | Adam Smith's 3 Natural Laws of Economics | The Law of Self-Interest The Law of Competition The Law of Supply & Demand | 22 | |
5555487999 | Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels | They published The Communist Manifesto which criticized Capitalism and proposed a new economic system that could promote equality for all. | 23 | |
5555498164 | Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat | the "two warring classes" described in The Communist Manifesto? | 24 | |
5555509003 | Socialist criticism of Industrialization & Capitalism | Industrialization had helped the wealthy factory owners at the expense of the poor workers | 25 | |
5555549798 | Labor Force | Large population provided factories with a huge number of workers | 26 |
AP World History - Industrilization Flashcards
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