World History: The Industrial Revolution
socialism
collective or government ownership of production and distribution
Federal Trade Commision
controlled corporation practices
Whitney
cotton gin
Early factors influencing the Industrial Revolution included:
crusades, monasteries, capitalism of bankers
Name two sources of power available to industry by the early 1900s.
electrical, oil power
The Crusades decreased Europe's interest in travel and trade.
false
McCormick
reaping machine
Howe
sewing machine
Hargreaves
spinning jenny
Whitney
standardized parts
Watt
steam engine
People who individually bought ownership in a corporation were called:
stockholders
Taxes placed on imported goods to raise their prices are called _____.
tariffs
Bell
telephone
assembly line
the piece by piece assembling of a product
Field
transatlantic cable
Before the Industrial Revolution, craftsmen commonly worked at home.
true
Factories were first powered by water and later by steam.
true
Ford's assembly-line production greatly reduced cost per unit
true
Labor unions gave a voice against employer abuse to factory workers.
true
Major goals of corporations were to eliminate competition and to increase profits.
true
Many skilled workers and artisans left their trades and went to work in the factories.
true
Monasteries set an example for factories in strict discipline and precise work duties.
true
Steam locomotives provided a faster and safer means of transporting goods.
true
The Communist Manifesto is considered an important work on socialism.
true
The production of goods by trained workers was necessary for trade to increase.
true
The system of standardized parts made possible the replacing of broken or worn parts instead of replacing the whole product
true
Two raw materials needed by early industry were cotton and coal.
true
Social changes resulting from the Industrial Revolution included:
urbanization, growing socialism, poor working and living conditions
Early American industry was given a boost by:
war, transportation and communication improvements, new power sources, The embargo act, new production methods
Crusades
wars to capture the Holy Land
Factories were first powered by________then changed to______ power.
water, steam
The basic requirements needed by a nation for industrial growth are:
work force, natural resources, sufficient capital
What factors and attitudes made the United States ripe for industrial growth?
America's abundant working class, natural resources, willing investors, and its desire to be better than England
Fulton
Clermont
The United States' first national road was called the _____ Road.
Cumberland
The world-wide change from manual labor to machines was called the (, , , ) Revolution.
Industrial Revolution
Stephenson
Rocket
Measures controlling the practices of corporations included:
The Federal Trade Commission, the antitrust laws, Clayton antitrust act, labor laws
What were the factors that gave rise to Communism?
The many injustices and abuses of the working class by wealthy industrialists
Cooper
Tom-Thumb
The following industrial advantages enabled England to lead the way in Europe's Industrial Revolution:
a sufficient work force, enough natural resources, enough willing investors to invest in the industry
Wright
airplane
Ford
assembly line production
The main investors in the early industry of the United States were New England
businessman
Industrial Revolution
change from hand to machine
Industrial Revolution
change from manual labor to machine
The disadvantages of factory life were endured largely by______.
children
Factory workers had their grievances heard through a process called:
collective bargaining
The merging of several businesses into one is called a(n)
consolidation
monopoly
exclusive control of a product
Industrialized methods and inventions were used first in England in the_______industry.
fabric
Communists agree with the free enterprise system.
false
Communists believe in the seizure of government by peaceful means.
false
Marx and Engels wrote of the deplorable factory conditions in England
false
Stockholders chose directors and enforced company policies.
false
The Crusades were led by Catholic Turks to free the Holy Land from Muslim control.
false
Kay
flying shuttle
free enterprise
freedom of private business to compete and to operate for a profit
McAdam
improved road construction
standardized parts
interchangeable parts
stockholders
investors in corporations who share in the profits
Edison
light bulb
consolidation
merger of several businesses into one
The exclusive control of a product by a business is called a(n)_______of that product.
monopoly
Drake
oil well
laisezz-fairre
opposed government intervention in private business
What advantages did the steam engine bring to industry?
Enabled factories to be built away from water sources, boosted distribution, and increased production
The European nation taking the lead in industry was:
England
Early European factors that led to the birth of industry were:
The crusades, monasteries, early capitalism
McAdam
improved road building
The early days of the Industrial Revolution:
improved the economy, stifled the common man
Changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution included:
increased production, cheaper goods, better products
At the time of the Civil War, the Northern economy was_______ , but the Southern economy was largely_______
industrial, agricultural
Factors improving the lives of factory workers included:
labor improvement laws, books by Dickens and Disraeli, and labor unions
The law of supply and demand is foundational to a _______economy.
laissez-faire
urbanization
mass movement to the city
Corporations found success in using:
modern machinery, superior production methods, disciplined organization and management
collective bargaining
negotiations between labor and management
Gutenberg
printing press
capitalism
private ownership and distribution of goods competitively in a free market
