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46 Cards in this Set
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Jethro tull
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innovator in agricultural revolution as the creator of the seed drill
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Adam Smith
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professor at the unicersity of glasglow. defended the idea of free economy and wrote the wealth of nations. three natural laws of economics:
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Jeremy Bentham
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English philosopher. introduced utilitarianism
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Karl Marx
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german journalist, introduced Marxism. cowrote communist manifesto
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Fredrick ENgels
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german, co-wrote communist manifesto
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crop rotation
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the system of groing adifferent crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land
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enclosure system
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one of the fenced in or hedged in fields created by wealthy british landowners on land that was formerly worked by village farmers.
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what did the enclosure system result in? (2)
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1) landowners trying new agriculture methods concerning seeding and harvesting methods to boost crop yields.
2) large landowners forced small farmers to become tenant farmers or give up farming and move to the cities. |
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domestic system
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a manufacturing system whereby orkers make produvts in their on homes with materials supplied by entrepreneurs
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laissez-faire
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let be... government stay out of things. the idea that government should not interfere ith or regulate industries and businesses
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industrialization
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the development of industries for the machine productions of goods
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urbanization
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the growth of citiesand migration of people into them
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socialism
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factors of production owned by the public and operate for welfare of all
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capitalism
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an economic system based on private ownership and on the investmenet of money in business ventures in order to make a profit
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bourgeoisie
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middle class..
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proletariat
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lowest group of workers.. thought to eventually rise up and rule by Marx
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communism
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all means of production are owned by the people. no private property, all is shared equally.
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utilitarianism
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government actions useful only if they promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people...
basically, stay out of it unless you're help Is really needed |
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ballot act
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allowed for voters to vote in secret
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reform bill of 1832
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eased property requirements so that well-to-do men in middle class could vote
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chartist
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members of working class who demanded reforms and suffrage. also demanded parliament to not need to own land, wanted secret ballot, and wanted to parliament members to be paid
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queen vicky
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ruled own GB for a long time. reached height of wealth and power con su in charge
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emmeline pankhurst
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formed the WSPU
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women's social and political union
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the most militant org. for women's rights. goal as to draw attention to womens rights
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Alfred dreyfus
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jewish officer who people saidsold military secrets to Germany but he was really just framed
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House of Lords
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seats were inherited or appointed, one branch of the british government
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house of commons
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5% of population had riht to elect these people. other branch of british gov
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what are the two branches of parliament
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house of lords and house of commons
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IRA
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irish republican army that fought for self rule and independence
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disenfranchised
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being prevented from voting
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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pogrom
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organized violence against JEws
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anit-semitism
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prejudice against Jews
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Zionism
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movement that promotes jeish self-determination and the establishment of a jewish state in the ancient Jewish homeland
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dominion
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a nation allowed to govern its own domestic affairs
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penal colony
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a colony to which convicts are sent as an alternative to prison
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unionization
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making unions
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collective bargaining
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negotiations between workers and their employers
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Ballot Act
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right of voters to vote in private
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redistribution act
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reform billo f 1832
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eased property requirements so that well-to-do men in middle class could vote
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dreyfus affair
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controversy centering trail and imprisonment of captain Alfred Dreyfus falsely accused of selling military secrets to Germany
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combination acts
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outlawed unions and strikes
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catholic emancipation acts
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restored many rights to catholics after many were taken away because of britian
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easter rising
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irish nationalists rebelled in Dublin because they were frustrated over delay in independence
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potato famine
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1840s- plant fungus ruined potato crop.. about a million died from starvation and disease
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