Industrial Revolution Terms Flashcard 21-30

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What book did Karl Marx write? Options: Wealth of Nations, Communist Manifesto, Time Machine, Oliver Twist

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Communist Manifesto

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Karl Marx referred to the working class as the  ________.

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PROLETARIAT

Front

Who argued against mercantilism and instead supported the idea of competition in economics?

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Adam Smith

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Term Laissez-Faire refers to:

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Minimal Government Regulation

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Which is not a reason why England Industrialized first: Vast natural resources of coal, iron and oil, plenty of river and ports easy transportation, Government was open to private business, Government heavily regulation businesses?

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Government heavily regulation businesses

Front

Who constructed the first railroad line?

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George Stephens

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What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?

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Interchangeable parts

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Who invented the steamboat?

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Robert Fulton

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What help improve the working conditions of the lower class?

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Labor unions

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Who is considered the father of the American industrial revolution?

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Samuel Slater