Industrial Revolution Vocab

A factory system in which a product is created by a series of workers adding a separate piece of the product until the product is completed

• Enterprise

• Socialism

• Assembly Line

• Strike

Capitalism

• An economic system in which production and the means of production are owned and controlled by private individuals

• Organization with the goal of improving working conditions

• Political and economic theory where the means of production owned by the government

Medicare, Social Security, and Unemployment are all examples of these types of government programs

• Urbanization

• Natural resources

• Social welfare

Which root word refers to a city

• Urb

• Poly

• Non

• Com

What is an -ism

• A fear of

• The study of

• A belief in

• A love of

Materials in nature which are used to produce a good

• Interchangeable parts

• Natural resources

• Entrepreneurs

• Realism

What is the goal of a labor union?

• To make as much money as possible

• To improve working conditions for workers

• To create better technology

• To help homeless people

Who are the proletariat?

• The working class

• The wealthy elites

• The lowest class of society

A level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group, or nation.

• Standard of living

• Social welfare

• Means of production

When working conditions are bad, workers can threaten to go on ___________, meaning they refuse to work unless conditions improve.

• Holiday

• Strike

• Vacation

• X-games mode