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World HistoryST-U9

World History ST Unit 9 Chap 3, 4, & 5 p.452-470

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steamboat a boat powered by steam with a large circular paddle
locomotive train engine powered by steam
telegraph method of communication that used wires and Morse code
wireless telegraph used by ships to communicate, led to the radio (G Marconi)
urbanism the growth and expansion of cities
socialism private owners no longer control business or make profits
immigrants people who move to a new country to live
suffrage the right to vote
communism government ownership of all industry
proletariat workers
bourgeoisie middle class owners
labor unions organization of workers that helps improve working conditions and benefits in factories
pasteurized to heat liquid or milk to kill bacteria, invented by Louis Pasteur
theory of evolution all species evolve over time and those best suited to the environment survive, "survival of the fittest", Charles Darwin's theory
natural selection process where strongest survive, weakest die out
radioactive gives off radiation, discovered by Marie Curie; her husband discovered the X-ray
theory of relatively explained the relationship between matter, energy, and time; developed by Einstein
What inventions improved communications? telegraph, telephone, wire telegraph
What problems did workers face and in crowded industrial cities? worked long hours, received low pay, were treated harshly, lived in tenements with 8 to 10 people in a single room, health problems
How did advances in medical science improve people's lives during the years of the Industrial Revolution? bacteria was responsible for spreading disease; pasteurization destroys bacteria that causes tuberculosis; penicillin (bread mold) kills bacteria; mosquitoes cause yellow fever
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