Key Figures in European Industrial Revolution Flashcard Format
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European History [1]
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philosophy [2]
sociology [3]
Socialism [5]
Politics [6]
Materialists [7]
Economies [9]
Karl Marx [10]
Friedrich Engels [11]
Utopian socialism [12]
Benjamin Disraeli British Conservative-extended vote to all middle class male workers, needed to broaden aristocratic voter base. Charles Fourier French social theorist-criticized capitalism-wanted socialist utopia and emancipation of women. Theory of Four Movements. Chartism Agitation against poor laws-working class discontent. Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 made trade unionism illegal. The Communist Manifesto Pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels- basis of Socialism. Corn Laws of 1815 tariff on imported grain to protect domestic producers. Never worked well. Edmund Cartwright Inventor of the modern power loom. Factory Act 1833 Created factory workday for children between 9-13 to 8 hours a day. Not