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Unit 6 MWH SHS
Industrial Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Socialism | System in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses |
| Communism | A classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community. |
| Factors of Production | Land, Labor, Capital |
| Urbanization | Movement of people from rural areas to cities. |
| Cottage Industry | A business or manufacturing activity taking place in one's home. |
| Industrial Revolution | The transition from handmade products to machine-made products |
| Capital | Money you invest in business |
| Tenement | Apartments for factory workers |
| Unions | Organization of workers whose purpose is to improve working conditions |
| Strike | Workers refuse to work to force employers to comply to their demands. |
| Anarchism | Belief in the abolition of government and society. |
| Laissez- Faire | The idea that the government should not interfere with or regulate industries and businesses. |
| Karl Marx | Father of Communism. Wrote the Communist Manifesto. |
| Capitalism | Economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operate for profit. |
| Adam Smith | Father of Capitalism. Wrote the Wealth of Nations. |
| Monopoly | When one person or group owns all aspects of a product |
| Agricultural Revolution | A period of technological improvement that increased crop productivity |
| Textile Machines | New inventions, like the Spinning Jenny, made spinning and weaving cloth faster. |