Industrial Reveloution

Question 1

Assembly Line

Answer 1

machinery that is arranged in sequence so that something can be assembled quickly and efficiently

Question 2

canal

Answer 2

an artificial waterway constructed for the movement of boats and ships or for irrigation

Question 3

capitalism

Answer 3

an economic system in which production and the distribution of goods is dependant on private funds for the sake of profit

Question 4

Chartism

Answer 4

a 19th century movement in support of the development of a people’s charter, with the aim of electoral and social reform colony. A settlement established and maintained by an empire for economic or strategic reasons

Question 5

commodity

Answer 5

an economic system in which all property is publicly owned and each person works in accordance with what he or she can do, all goods are distributed according to need

Question 6

communism

Answer 6

an economic system in which all property is publicly owned and each person works in accordance with what he or she can do, all goods are distributed according to need

Question 7

consumer

Answer 7

someone who buys products or services

Question 8

emigrate

Answer 8

to leave one’s own country to settle in another

Question 9

empire

Answer 9

a group of countries and/or areas, probably having different languages and cultures, ruled by a central power or leader

Question 10

entrepreneur

Answer 10

a person who undertakes a business in the hopes of making a profit

Question 11

Federation (Australian)

Answer 11

the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia

Question 12

globalisation

Answer 12

the internationalisation of business

Question 13

Luddite

Answer 13

a worker who rioted and broke machinery in protest against the use of mechanised labour (1811–1818); named after Ned Ludd

Question 14

proletariat

Answer 14

the class of people who perform manual machine work for wages

Question 15

public transport

Answer 15

a state-organised or state-run transportation system intended to carry a large number of people (buses, trains, trams, etc.)

Question 16

resource

Answer 16

an item for use in the production and delivery of goods and services (e.g., water, labour, wind, gold)

Question 17

socialism

Answer 17

a political and economic system that advocates that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be regulated or owned by everyone in society and managed by the state, rather than by individuals

Question 18

textile

Answer 18

any woven material

Question 19

trade union

Answer 19

an organised group of workers formed to protect their rights and ensure their interests are taken into account

Question 20

transportation

Answer 20

in early Australia, the enforced shipment of convicts from Great Britain to Australia as punishment for criminal activity

Question 21

urban planning

Answer 21

the carefully planned development of cities

Question 22

urbanisation

Answer 22

the growth of cities and the movement of people from rural environments to towns and other densely populated areas

Question 23

welfare state

Answer 23

a system whereby a nation attempts to ensure its citizens have their basic needs met (health care, education, housing, etc.) through taxation