What are some key points about the industrial revolution?
It started in Great Britain, and it replaced a lot of agricultural work with machines.
How did cotton play a role in history during this time
The calico acts forbid cotton from coming into Britain because cotton is threatening the wool industry.
Who invented the flying shuttle?
John Kay
Who invented the steam engine
James Watt
Who invented the Rocket?
George Stephenso
What was the most popular system of work in the industrial age
The factory system
Who were the Luddites and what happened to them
The were killed for destroying machines in an act of protest against the harsh labor conditions
What was Henry Ford Famous for
interchangeable parts
What were the words for worker and owner in Marx and Engles books
Proletariat is worker and Bourgeoisie is owner
What did Marx and Engles point out?
That entertainment was geared towards owners
Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"
Marx and Engles
What did German innovation provide
Social Security and insurance
Were trade unions legal in the eyes of the government and owners?
no
What ideas did Charles Fourier have
Utopian Socialist
What was the most urbanized city?
London
What is a vertical Monopoly
own at least one company for every single step in the production of an item
What is a horizontal Molopoly
Own all the companies in one single stem in the production of an item
What are some key things to know about social change in industrialization?
Migration: rural to city, Europe to U.S.
