Industrial revolution – Flashcards
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In the 1700s, the process of enclosure tended to increase
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Farming efficiency
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The crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the agricultural revolution increased crop yields
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By increasing nutrients in the soil
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All of the following were results of the agricultural revolution in Britain except that
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Population increased
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The first area to undergo major industrialization was
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Textile production
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By the late 1700s, the best place to find water frame and a spinning mule was in
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A factory
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An entrepreneur is a type of
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Business person
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Agricultural revolution
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Increased their landholding and let them cultivate larger fields
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Abundant natural resources
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They had water and coal to fuel machines
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Political stability
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No wars on British soil and a government that supports innovation
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Factors of production
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They had land, labor, and capital. All the factors of production
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Technological advances in the textile industry
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Flying shuttle, spinning jenny, water frame,spinning mule
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Entrepreneurs
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Invested money to spur innovation
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Building of factories
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Put all the machinery in one place and make production faster
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Railroad boom
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More railroad made transportation more faster and spur innovation
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What were some favorable conditions that sparked industrialization in both Britain and the US
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Location, geography, financial systems, political stability, and natural resources
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What factors led to great expansion of US industry in the late 1800s
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A technology boom and railroads
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How did the napoleonic wars affect the development of industry in Europe
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They hated development in the mainland
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How would you characterize the expansion if industry throughout Europe during the early 1800s
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It happened in regions rather in countries
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How did industrialization shift the world balance if power
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Industrialized nations became non-industrialized ones
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In what ways did industrialization benefit society
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Population, health, wealth, education, and democracy improved
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The free market system of capitalism was defended in the book the wealth of nations by
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Adam smith
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Utilitarianism held that government policies should promote
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Public ownership of the means of production
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Nineteenth century socialists argued that government should
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Actively plan the economy
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Karl Marx is most closely associated with
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Communism
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In the 19th century, collective bargaining was caries out between
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Employers and employees
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When the trade union movement began in Britain, the stile was an illegal action taken against
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Factory owners by union workers
