World History: Industrial Revolution

Incresed wages is major goal of labor unions during the early industrial period

Capitalism is Workers’ organization

Invented dynamite; "Prizes" named after him today given out in areas such as: physics, peace, literature

Invented the cotton gin; developed the idea of interchangeable parts

Urban Renewal is Rebuilding of the poor areas of a city

Germ theory is a Theory that infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes

In 1856, patented process for making steel from iron

Form of socialism by Karl max where all wealth and property are owned by the community as a whole

wrote The Communist Manifesto; formulated the ideas of "scientific socialism" that became modern communism

Process that killes disease-carrying microbes in milk

less working hours was a major goal of labor unions during the early industrial period

Who showed the link between microbes and disease; developed vaccines against rabies and anthrax

Joseph Lister,English surgeon; discovered how antiseptics prevented infection

Scottish engineer; made improvements to the steam engine which became a key power source for the Industrial Revolution

Tenement is a Multistory building divided into crowded apartments

Who believed that population of the country would outgrow the food supply.

Utopia is Idealistic or visionary, usually used to describe a perfect society

British army nurse; introduced sanitary measures in British hospitals; founded the world's first school of nursing

Movement of people from rural areas to cities

Why did factory owners often prefer to hire children & women?

American inventor; made first electric incandescent light bulb

Scottish-born American inventor; patented the telephone in 1876

Many farmers lost their jobs and moved to cities during the enclosure movement

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain

Samual Morse's invention of the telegraph represented a major jump foward in the _ industry.

A scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like

Proletariat are Working class

Improve working conditions was a major goal of labor unions during the early industrial period

Paid vacation time was a major goal of labor unions during the early industrial period

In 1903, achieved first successful sustained flight at Kitty Hawk, NC

Economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit

Corperation = Businesses that are owned by many investors who buy shares of stock

ending Child labor was a major goal of labor unions during the early industrial period

Italian inventor; invented the radio

The exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for number of years

"The greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" is a focus of utilitarianism

The flying shuttle and spinning jenny were advances in the

Who wrote The Wealth of Nations and promoted the ideas of laissez-faire.

Self-help groups to aid sick or injured workers

corperation are Shares in a company

Money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise; could also include technology and labor

Laissez-faire means that governments should not interfere in business decisions?

System in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses

What Measures the quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a society

providing workers compensation for workers hurt was a major goal of labor unions during the early industrial period