Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
Q

Refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century

A

Industrial revolution

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2
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The increase in their landholdings enables them to cultivate larger fields, using new seeding and harvesting methods, within these larger fields, Called ____

A

Enclosures

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3
Q

The process of _____ proved to be one of the best developments of the scientific farmers

A

Crop rotation

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4
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The process of developing machine production of goods, required such resources

A

Industrialization

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5
Q

Britain had all the ____ , these were the resources needed to produce goods and services that industrial revolution required

A

Factors of production

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6
Q

Wealthy textile merchants set up the machines in large buildings called____

A

Factories

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7
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A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business

A

Entrepreneur

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8
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City buliding and the movement of people to cities

A

Urbanization

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9
Q

A social class of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers

A

Middle class

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10
Q

A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts

A

Corporation

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11
Q

Refers to the economic policy of letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without interference

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Laissez faire

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12
Q

A professor at the university of Glasgow, Scotland, defended the idea of a free economy, or free markets, in his 1776 book ‘The Wealth of Nation’

A

Adam Smith

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13
Q

An economic system in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making profit

A

Capitalism

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14
Q

An English philosopher named Jeremy Bentham introduced the philosophy of ___

A

Utilitarianism

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15
Q

The factor of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all

A

Socialism

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16
Q

The writings of a German journalist named _______, Introduced the world to a radical type of socialism called Marxism

A

Karl Marx

17
Q

Marx described _____as a form of complete socialism in which the means of production

A

Communism

18
Q

To press for Reforms, workers joined together in voluntary associations called ____

A

Unions

19
Q

Negotiations between workers and their employers

A

Collective bargaining

20
Q

If factory owners refused these demands, union members could ____ or refuse to work

A

Strike