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History test unite 2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Agricultural Revolution? | A time of improved farming methods which led to population growth and urban migration |
| What was the enclosire movement? | process of making common land into private, owned by a farmer |
| What was the crop rotation system? | One of the best development s by farmers (4 field system) |
| What were the benefits of the crop rotation system | the four fields helped keep the soil rich |
| What was the seed drill | INVENTED IN 1701 allowed farmers to slow seeds in well spaced rows at uniform depth |
| what were the benefits of the seed drill | it helped farmers not have to plant seeds by hand more success with crop growth |
| What was the first industry to industrialize | textile industry |
| what is a factory | large buildings where merchants set up machines |
| what are interchangaboe parts | identical machine-made parts |
| what are the four main factors of production | 1. land 3. capital 2. labor 4. enterprenuersjip |
| What country was the first to industrialize | Great Britain |
| Why was great britain first to industrialize | great banking system supportive government |
| Describe factory work | long hours -harsh pay relied on division of labor -skilled at certain tasks |
| What was the cottage industry | where production stystem were made in peoples houses or small workshops rather than factories |
| what were the major results/effects of the Agriculturial Revolution | changes ub livestock breeding food supply increaase -population bloom |
| whats is industrialization | a process of developing machine production of goods |
| Exaplain the difference between cottage industry amd factory system | People worked in factories and others worked in their homes |
| describe working conditions in factories | unsanitary and gross and dangerous |
| what were the positive effects of undustrializatiob | faster prroduction |
| what were the negative efffects of undustrializatiob | people moved to cities farmers lost their jobs |
| what was urbanization | city building and the migration of people to cities |
| describe what a tenement is and its conditions | entitled housing that was cramped and unsanitary |
| what types of people made up the middle class | skilled workers buisness people professionals wealthy farmers |
| What types of people made lower class | textile workers |
| What is labor union | workers joined togeather in voluntary labor associations |
| What strategies did labor unions use | they would go on strike |
| What were the goals of labor unions | to get fair hours, wages and have their voices heard. |
| What is capitalism | individuals and private businesses own and control the means of production |
| Define Laissez-faire | lazy governemnet economic policy of letting owners of industry set working conditions |
| what was the factory act | Improved working conditions for women and children It also cut down their hours |
| what is socialism | to distribute wealth more equally by increasing givernment involvement |
| what is communism | a society where workers control production and there are no socail classes |
| In a capitalist society, the role of government is commonly a... | laissez-faire |
| what is the main goal of socialism | to distrubute money |