AP World History - Industrilization Flashcards

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