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What is Great Britain?
This country was the first to industrialize, beginning in the late 18th century.
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.What is the Cottage Industry? (or Putting out system)
This system, where people produced goods in their homes before industrialization, was replaced by factory-based production
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What is the Proletariat?
The industrial working class, often referred to by Karl Marx, was known by this term.
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What are coal and iron?
These two raw materials are considered the fuel and building blocks of the First Industrial Revolution.
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What is country music?
This genre, known for its use of string instruments like the guitar, banjo, and fiddle, originated in the southern United States and often tells stories about life, love, and hardship.
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What is the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote this influential political text criticizing capitalism and advocating for a classless society.
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What is laissez-faire capitalism?
This French phrase, meaning "leave it alone", became associated with free-market economics & minimal government interference.
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What are tenements? (Tenement housing/houses)
This term describes the overcrowded an unsanitary working-class districts that emerged in rapidly industrializing cities.
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What is the telegraph?
This communication device revolutionized long-distance messaging by transmitting electrical signals over wires.
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What is house music?
Known for its uplifting beats and incorporation of disco and funk elements, this genre became a global phenomenon in clubs and festivals.
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What is a Joint-Stock Company?
This financial innovation emerged to manage the risks associated with large business/industrial enterprises by allowing multiple investors to own shares while limiting their personal liability.
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What is the home? (or domestic sphere)
The concept of "separate spheres" argued that men belonged in the workforce while women belonged in this domain.
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What is mechanization?
This process, which replaced manual labor with machines, drastically increased factory output and transformed industries such as textiles and agriculture.
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Who is Calvin Harris?
Known for his collaboration with artists like Dua Lipa, this DJ/producer has made waves with house-inspired tracks such as "Funky Friday" "Rolllin" and "One Kiss".
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What is (19th century) Liberalism?
This 19th century ideology emphasized individual freedoms, limited government, and protection of private property.
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What are banks?
These financial institutions played a crucial role in industrial expansion by providing capital to entrepreneurs for large-scale business ventures.
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What is urbanization?
The mechanization of agriculture during the industrial revolution led to increased food production, but also contributed to this major demographic shift.
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What is the Crystal Palace?
The first major industrial fair, located in London in 1851, was held at what monumental structure with the intention to demonstrate British industrial advancements?
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Who is Bad Bunny?
This artist made history in 2020 by becoming the first all-Spanish album to reach No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart with YHLQMDLG.
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British Labor Party
This British political party was formed from a collection of trade unions and socialist groups advocating for workers rights, social welfare, and government intervention in the economy.
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What are time zones? (or time)
The rapid growth of railroads during the Industrial Revolution forced nations to adopt standard systems for this, fundamentally altering how people structured their daily lives.
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What is the spinning Jenny?
This mechanical device allowed for the mass production of textiles by automating the spinning of cotton into yarn, greatly enhancing factory productivity.
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Who is Leon Thomas?
This artist gained widespread recognition for his role as Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon show Victorious and later pursued a career in music.
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