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Industrial Revolution
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You have ONE MINUTE to come up with a definition for the word
Industrialization You have ONE MINUTE to come up with a definition for the word INDUSTRIALIZATION You do not need to write it down, and you may talk to your neighbors to help come up with the definition!
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Industrialization Replacing of human labor with machine labor in order to make more goods. Brings change, growth, and new technology
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MASS PRODUCTION What exactly is it? And why are interchangeable parts so darn important? (take a minute with your neighbor again)
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Mass Production: The use of machines to produce larger quantities of a good. Emphasis on QUANTITY NOT QUALITY!
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Interchangeable Parts: What’s the big deal
Interchangeable Parts: What’s the big deal? Eli Whitney invented the idea! Bonus Question: What other important machine did he invent?
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Interchangeable Parts: What’s the big deal
Interchangeable Parts: What’s the big deal? You are able to replace broken or worn out parts Without these, machines would be too expensive to have
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Capitalism Form of economy where __________ own, operate, and ________ from their privately owned __________.
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Capitalism Form of economy where individuals own, operate, and profit from their privately owned businesses.
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Profit: The ULTIMATE goal of all businessmen
How do you make a profit? Keep cost of making product LOW Materials-Labor-Transportation Charge as much as possible for product
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Laissez-Faire Means that the government should leave business alone….HANDS OFF! What are the positives & negatives to this? How well do you think it would work in America?
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The amount of a good available to consumers/buyers
SUPPLY The amount of a good available to consumers/buyers
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Amount of a good that consumers are willing to or want to buy
DEMAND Amount of a good that consumers are willing to or want to buy
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MONOPOLY Controlling all steps of production of a good or the entire supply of a good.
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A company or group having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
One company or person controls all of any certain type of business ILLEGAL! Why? Vertical Monopoly Horizontal Monopoly Only 1 legal monopoly today
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