A | B |
Enclosure | Small farms to large farms: agricultural production greatly increased! |
Crop rotations | rotating crops, to maximize nutrients and soil. Diversify both crops/soil |
Domestic System | Goods made in the house, long process, goods are expensive, factoring in time |
Factory System | Mass Production of goods, cheap, quick |
Sadler report | Exposed the bad working conditions in factory; series of interviews that details exploitation/abuses |
Adam Smith | Wrote "Wealth of Nations"; promoted capitalism, "laissez faire" |
Capitalism | Free market, free enterprise, Social Darnwinism, "strongest survive", Supply and Demand |
Karl Marx | Wrote "Communism Manifesto", Father of Communisim, everyone should be equal/share in the wealth, or else there should be a revolution |
Communism | Government owns businesses, people are paid equally, lack of incentive to work hard |
Socialism | Some Private Owner, many government programs/control, higher taxes |
Proletariat | Poor People, often factory workers |
Bourgeoisie | Richer, upper class business owners, "Making the ca$h" |
Irish Potato Famine | Main Dish of Irish, dies. No backup food, thousands upon thousands perish. Government doesn't react promptly. |
Scrable for Africa | Europe colonializes Africa, Imperialism. European countries want their own "piece" |
Berlin Conference | European countries officially "divide up" Africa, in regards to colonies |
Boer War | Zulus, Dutch farmers and British fight over land in South Africa. Brits wanted "diamonds" |
Sepoy Mutiny | Indian Workers for E.I.C protested against use of animal fat. E.I.C refuses to compromise, and so the Indians revolve. E.I.C wins! |
East India Company "E.I.C" | British Company, hired Indians as their "security/military" |
"White Man's Burden" | Racist, Theory that "White Europeans are more advanced than colored people". European countries had duty to "educate and help" their colored people |
Social Darwinism | Strongest people will succeed, win out! |