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Exam #2
Chapter 18
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History
Undergraduate 1
03/19/2012

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Agricultural Revolution
Definition
-Agricultural production increased
-Farming became more systematic
-Human & animal use for farming
-Land turned into something to invest in
-Commercial farming
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1.7 to 2.5
Definition
1.7 people to 2.5 people fed per farmer
helped drive prices down
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
Shift in population from rural to urban allowed for workforce
Shifting away from mercantilism
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Capitalism
Definition
an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained by private individuals or corporations
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Coal
Definition
Important to the industrialization of Britain
Resource used long before petrolium
Term
"Middle Classes"
Definition
Heart and soul of British industrial revolution
Term
textiles and cotton
Definition
Industrialization began with cotton
Better than silk and wool
Cheap, comfy, and easy to wash
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Mechanized weaving
Definition
Britains economy becomes very invested in cotton and textiles- mechanized weaving allows production of textiles to be speedier
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Railroads
Definition
Transportation of resources was important
Allowed for communication and a greater transportation arena
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"Working classes"
Definition
social class that came from the industrial revolution
worker who sells labor for wages
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Factory Act
Definition
1833
prohibited children from working in factories under 9 years old
provided 2 hours of education for kids in work (up to 16 years old)
12 hour work days
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Steam engine
Definition
almost limitless source of power beyond that of wind, water, and muscle
Drove any number of machines and locomotives
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Indian cotton textiles
Definition
India had long been the center of cottong textile production
Term
British Royal Society
Definition
An association of natural philosophers
Role of promoting useful knowledge
Helped in the integration of science and technology
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Middle class values
Definition
Politically liberals, favoring constitutional government, private property, free trade, and social reform
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Lower Middle Class
Definition
Laboring class
Benefited the least from industrialization
Working conditions were terrible
Term
Karl Marx
Definition
Spent most of his life in England where he witnessed the horrible ways of industrializaion on the working class
Concluded that industrial capitalism was unstable, urged for the classless socialist society ending conflict between rich and poor.
Term
Labour Party
Definition
A working class political party
Advocated a reformist program and a democratic transition to socialism rejecting the emphasis on classical Marxism
Term
Proletatriat
Definition
Working class
Term
Socialism in the United States
Definition
Term
Progressives
Definition
Those whose pushed for specific reforms
Term
Russian Revolution of 1905
Definition
Education Russians favored Marxism
Forced the tsar's regime to reforms
Constitution - Censorship
Term
Caudillos
Definition
Military strong men
Term
Latin American Export Boom
Definition
Increased the value of Latin American goods sold abroad by a factor of ten
Term
Mexican Revolt
Definition
Local protests and violence were frequent - erupted into revolution
Came out with a new consitution
Term
Dependent development
Definition
Instead of industrial revolution, Latin America developed from dependence on Europe and North America
Saw as a new time of colonialism
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