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INDUSTRIALIZATION
INDUSTRIALIZATION
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Social Studies
10th Grade
11/26/2012

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Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?
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England had an agricultural revolution (more food), many natural resources, money, and a large labor supply.
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Which came first in England? The Industrial Revolution, or an Agricultural Revolution?
Definition
Agricultural Revolution
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The factory system replaced the domestic system. Why was the domestic system ineffective?
Definition
It was slow, and complex, and there were too many middle men
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The growth of cities helped industrialization thrive. What was the growth of cities called?
Definition
Urbanization
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How did steamboats and railroads transform industrialization?
Definition
Improved tansportation and promoted the factory system
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Poor workng conditions, unsafe machinery, child labor, poor ventilation, pollution, and very low wages are all negative effects of?
Definition
Factories, or industrialization 
Term
Which of the following was a long-term positive effect of industrialization?
Definition
An overall rise in the standard of living
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What happened to the middle class during the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
They grew in size, gained wealth, and status
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How did workers respond to unsafe working conditions in the late 1800's?
Definition
They formed labor unions
Term
What is another name for a capitalist economy?
Definition
A market economy
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What is they key principle of a free market (capitalist) economy?
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The law of supply and demand
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What does laissez-faire capitalism mean?

 

Definition
"hands off"-No government interference in the business cycle
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Which event had the greatest ipact on the laissez-faire capitalism?
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The Industrial Revolution
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What economic system did Karl Marx support?
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Communist(socialist)
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What is another name for a socialist economy?
Definition
Command
Term
Socialism was a reaction to the horrors of?
Definition
Industrialization and capitalism
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Karl Marx believed communism would arise through a series of?
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Class struggles
Term
No private property, and no private industry occurs in which type of economy?
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Socialist(command)
Term
The determination of all wages by the goverment, and the government (state) setting the price of consumer goods occurs in which economy?
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Socialist(command)
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Karl Marx encouraged workers (the proletariat) to?
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Revolt, and overthrow the capitalist cycle
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