Industrial Revolution Flashcards

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Development of factories

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New machines were too big to put into the cottages, so we had to build factories to house machines and mass-produce products

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Unions

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Name for voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms.

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His work on the steam engine allowed steam to power factory machinery.

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James Watt

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Which scientist helped improve social conditions by taking steps to prevent diseases spread by germs?

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Louis Pasteur

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James Watt

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Known for work on the steam engine.

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Adam Smith

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Scottish economist and moral philosopher, wrote the book, "The Wealth of Nations"

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Marie Curie

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Polish-born physicist and chemist who revolutionized the scientific understanding of radioactivity

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Tenements

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Buildings created to house workers and their families, known to be overcrowded, unsanitary, and crowded

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The first major industry in England

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Textiles

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What did Karl Marx believe would result when communism finally emerged as the dominant political and economic system? 

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Workers would abolish private property