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Cianci - Dalessandro
Toward an Industrial Society, The Labor Force
Question | Answer |
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British factories and recently invented machines allowed producers to... | furnish customers with a greater number of consumer products of a higher quality and for lower prices than those of any other competitors. |
The wealth that Britain gained through their textile production and other industries were... | invested all over the world, but especially in the United States and Latin America. |
By the 1830's, in Belgium, France, and Germany,... | the number of steam engines in use was growing steadily. |
From Germany eastward... | industrialization came slower. |
1830's and 1840's | Opened a great age of railroad building. |
Railroads, canals, and improved roads... | allowed for improved transportation of people and raw materials. |
The railroads represented... | the investment in capital over consumer goods. |
Early nineteenth century labor force... | varied in composition and experience. |
Proletarianization | Workers began to become wage laborers. |
The typical 18th century European town consisted of... | artisans working for a master. |
Confection | Goods produced in standard sizes and styles rather than specific, individual orders. |
Chartism | Program followed by the radical artisans that later formed the London Working Men's Association. |
Working Men's Association | Group that issued the Charter, which demanded six specific reforms. |