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Industrial Revolution
Unit 4
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History
10th Grade
02/24/2017

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1.) Agricultural Revolution The Agricultural Revolution led to lots of food and decreased death rates.
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a significant change in agriculture that occurs when there are discoveries, inventions, or new technologies that change production [image]
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2.) Bourgeoisie The Bourgeoisie wore dresses and new suits.
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the people in a society who are rich, educated, own land etc, according to Marxism [image]
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3.) Capital The man used a Capital to start his buisness
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money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or to produce more wealth [image]
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4.) Capitalism Capitalism was practiced as the industrial revolution began
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an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government [image]
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5.) Communism Communism is practiced to make sure everyone is equal
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a political system in which the government controls the production of all food and goods, and there is no privately owned property [image]
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6.) Crop Rotation Crop Rotation is used so farmers can permanently live on land.
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the practice of changing the crops that you grow in a field each year to preserve the good qualities in the soil [image]
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7.) Economy The Economy during the Industrial Revolution was good.
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the system by which a country's money and goods are produced and used, or a country considered in this way [image]
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8.) Factors of Production Factors of Production were important in the Industrial Revolution.
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a collection of various resources which contribute to producing goods or services, which fall into three main groups - land, labor, and capital [image]
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9.) Laissez Faire The British Government practiced Laissez Faire in the Industrial Revolution.
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the principle that the government should allow the economy or private businesses to develop without any state control or influence [image]
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10.) Industrialize America had to industrialize to keep up with Britain.
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when a country or place develops a lot of industry [image]
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11.) Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution is still going on today in the United States.
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the period in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the USA when machines were invented and the first factories were established [image]
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12.) Natural Resource The Industrial Revolution was fueled by natural resources.
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things that exist in nature and can be used by people, for example oil, trees etc [image]
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13.) Proletariat The Proletariat created unions to protest against factory owners.
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the class of workers who own no property and work for wages, especially in factories, building things etc - used in socialist writings [image]
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14.) Socialism Socialism was done as a way to balance out the wealth in the social hierarchy.
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an economic and political system in which large industries are owned by the government, and taxes are used to take some wealth away from richer citizens and give it to poorer citizens [image]
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15.) Subsistence Subsistence farming was a way to live without the use of money.
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the condition of only just having enough money or food to stay alive [image]
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16.) Textile The Textile Industry was a rapidly growing in the Industrial Revolution
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any type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities, used especially by people in the business of making clothes etc [image]
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