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Chapter 22 AP Euro
AP European Chapter 22 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sir Richard Arkwright | Invented water frame at almost the same time as the spinning jenny was invented. |
| Jeremy Bentham | Believed that public problems should dealt with on a rational scientific basis. Believed in the idea of the greatest good for the greatest number. Wrote, Principles of Morals and Legislation. |
| Edmund Cartwright | Inventor of the modern power loom. |
| Chartism | Agitation against poor laws-working class discontent. |
| Combination Acts | 1799 and 1800-made trade unionism illegal. |
| The Communist Manifesto | Pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels-basis of Socialism. |
| Corn Laws | 1815 tariff on imported grain to protect domestic producers. Never worked well. |
| Henry Cort | Refined pig iron-puddling furnace-heavy rolling mills |
| Benjamin Disraeli | British Conservative-extended vote to all middle class male workers, needed to broaden aristocratic voter base. |
| Friedrich Engels | Condition of Working Class in England- society’s problems caused by capitalism and competition. Colleague of Karl Marx. |
| Factory Act 1833 | Created factory worday for children between 9-13 to 8 hours a day. Not applicable to home. Outlawed child labor under 9-factory owners establish schools. Destroyed family unit. |
| Charles Fourier | French social theorist-criticized capitalism-wanted socialist utopia and emancipation of women. Theory of Four Movements. |
| James Hargreaves | About 1705 invented spinning jenny |
| Industrialization | New inventions, cotton and iron-changed small businesses beyond all recognition. |
| John Kay | Inventor of flying shuttle, (1733). |
| Laissez-faire capitalism | Minimal governmental interference in the economic affairs. Adam Smith and Francois Quesnay. |
| Karl Marx | German - father of socialism-emancipation of women-Communist Manifesto. |
| Thomas Newcomen | 1705 invented steam engine that used coal, very inefficient. |
| Robert Owen | Scottish spoke out about hiring children. Created mills in New Harmony. |
| Henry Palmerston | Hawkish English Foreign Minister during revolutions of 1848. |
| A People’s Charter | Draft of reform Bill which called for universal suffrage payment of members of Parliament and annual elections-6 main points. |
| Poor Law | 1834, Gave some aid to the poor, but not very helpful against unemployment. Very favorable to employers. |
| First Reform Bill | 1832, Modified the old political system by easing voting qualifications (but still not easy to qualify!). Abolished some smaller boroughs. |
| Second Reform Bill | 1867, Conservatives and Liberals trying to gain votes. Disraeli's Conservatives extended the vote to almost 1 million more voters. |
| Tory | Political party in Britain controlled by aristocracy. |
| Utopian Socialism | Ideal society based on socialist ideals-Louis Blanc and Charles Fourier |
| James Watt | Added a condenser to Newcomen's steam engine to make it more efficient. Led to steam becoming a viable source of power. |
| Whig | British party more responsive to commercial and manufacturing interests. |
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