In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
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Name the 4 conditions necessary for industrialization.
1. Coal and iron, 2. Population growth, 3. Capital to invest, 4. Railroads
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Which European countries other than Great Britain experienced the Industrial Revolution early on?
France / Belgium / Netherlands / Switzerland / Germany
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Industrial Revolution was the process through which technological advances led to dramatic economic changes. Agriculture became less important than industry, and industrial capitalism emerged.
TRUE
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Name one of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
Name one of the consequences of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
Population growth / Agricultural improvements / Increased trade / Mechanization
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What is the machine age?
The use of machines to carry out work tasks (mechanization) and their substitution of manual work.
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Name one of the problems that causes Spain's industrialization to happen later than in other European countries.
Limited domestic demand / Poor quality of coal / Lack of local technology / Insufficient domestic capital
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In the new class-based society that emerged from the Industrial Revolution, people's status depended on what?
Their wealth and their job.
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The bourgeoisie belonged to what class?
Upper class
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The proletariat belonged to what class?
Working class
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TRUE OR FALSE: In theory, all citizens were equal before the law in the class-based society, but in practice there were great economic inequalities between classes, which meant there was an unequal society.
TRUE
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What is a SIMILARITY between Marxism and Anarchism?
Abolition of private property
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What is a DIFFERENCE between Marxism and Anarchism?
Class struggle vs direct action / means of production owned by state vs owned collectively / other?