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25 Cards in this Set
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ARKWRIGHT
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water frame at the same time spinning jenny was invented
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BENTHAM
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public problems should be dealt w/on scientific basis
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CARTWRIGHT
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modern power loom
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CHARTISM
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agitation against poor laws; working class dissatisfied
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COMBINATION ACTS
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made trade unionism illegal
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THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
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Mark &Engles; basis of socialism; emancipation of women; abol. of family; middle class against working class
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CORN LAWS
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tariff on imported grain to protect domestic producers; didnt work; opposed by wealthy landowners
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DISRAELI
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extended vote to all middle class male workers
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ENGLES
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society's problems caused by capitalism and competition
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FACTORY ACT OF 1833
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factory workday for children 9-13 to 8hrs a day; outlawed child labor under 9; factory owners estab schools; destroyed family unit
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FOURIER
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criticized capitalism; wanted socialist utopia &emancipation of women
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HARGREAVES
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invented spinning jenny; simple &inexpensive
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INDUSTRIALIZATION
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cotton &iron; changed small businesses; use of horses instead of oxen; railroads
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KAY
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flying shuttle
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM
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little governmental interference in economic affairs; Smith &Quesnay
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MARX
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father of socialism; emancipation of women; class struggles
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NEWCOMEN
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steam engine that used coal; inefficient
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OWEN
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hiring children; created mills
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A PEOPLE'S CHARTER
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called for universal suffrage payment of members of Parliament; annual elections; 6 main points
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FIRST REFORM BILL
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modified old political system by easing voting qualifications
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SECOND REFORM BILL
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conservatives &liberals trying to gain votes; conservatives extended vote to almost 1 millon people
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TORY
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political party in Britain controlled by aristocracy
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UTOPIAN SOCIALISM
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based on socialist ideals; Blanc &Fourier
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WATT
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made steam engine more effictient; steam=valuable source of power
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WHIG
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British party more responsive to commercial &manufacturing interests
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