Industrial Revolution

Why were big business leaders "captains of industry"?

People that managed and assumed the financial risks of starting new businesses were called

What new technologies helped trigger the Industrial Revolution?

The idea that the people as a whole would own and operate the means of production is called

What was a factor that brought about the Industrial Revolution in England?

How accurate did Marx's predictions about social classes prove to be.

The process of taking over land formally shared by peasant farmers was called

How did the industrial revolution affect people's lives?

Raw cotton that was distributed to peasant families who spun it into thread was called...

Where did the industrial revolution begin?

The idea that the goal of society should be "the greatest happiness for the greatest number"

What does the term laissez-faire mean?

Who believed that the population would soon grow bigger than the food supply?

The invention of the cotton Gin...

Movement of people from farms to cities is called

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto proclaiming that we needed a classless society?

How did the agricultural revolution contribute to population growth?

What led to the massive migration of people from farms to cities?

Who invented the seed drill?

How did some members of the working class react to their new experiences in the cities?

What factors led to the industrialization of other nations after Britain?

Life in the tenements consisted of

What did John Stuart Mill see as the proper role of government?

Why were big business leaders considered to be "robber barons"?

Why was the Industrial Revolution a turning point in world history?