Flashcards
Unit 3 : Industry and Empire
Cards in this deck (15)
- 1Industrial RevolutionGreat increase in machine production that began in England in the 18th century
- 2crop rotationPlanting a different crop in a different field each year
- 3industrializationProcess of developing machine production of goods
- 4factors of productionConditions needed to produce goods and services
- 5urbanizationCity building and the movement of people to cities
- 6corporationBusiness owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not responsible for its debts
- 7unionOrganized groups of workers that bargain with business owners to get better pay and working conditions
- 8technologyAny advancements that make work easier, cheaper or more efficient (not just electronics!)
- 9textilesCloth products
- 10mass productionProcess of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
- 11tenementan apartment building that isn't well kept; a slum
- 12imperialismdomination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
- 13NationalismA strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
- 14ColonialismThe taking of other lands by a nation for its economic and/or military use.
- 15Pollutionthe introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment