Industrial Revolution

The government does not interfere with free markets.

Workers control the means of production.

The government creates a utopian society.

Employers must obey rules such as the eight-hour workday.

the light bulb

invention of the automobile

electric-powered assembly lines

development of railroad systems

Poor conditions that workers faced in coal mines.

Increased productivity due to mechanization.

Unequal wealth distribution among workers and managers.

The expansion of colonialism into India and other nations.

the abolitionist movement

the expansion of women’s rights

the expansion of immigrants’ rights

the labor movement

European countries competed for control over the slave trade.

European countries competed for control overabundance natural resources.

India and China refused to allow European powers to trade with Africa.

India and China gained control of large regions in Africa at the Berlin Conference.

The device powered steam engines and early railroads.

Britain was able to industrialize the textile industry before many countries.

Rapid production of cotton caused prices to fall and an economic recession in Britain.

The Spinning Jenny helped Britain build powerful weapons that they used to colonize

smaller nations.

urbanization

colonialism

increased wealth

child labor

The government has complete control over all business

the government has a hands off approach to businesses

The government has a hands off approach except they control Healthcare and Energy

the government has control over all public transprotation

a decrease in coal production following the invention of the steam engine

improved working conditions in factories and mines

higher wages for agricultural workers

the labor movement organizing against child labor

universal voting rights

the abolishment of child labor

the abdication of Japan’s emperor

the establishment of a constitutional government