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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Industrial Revolution''' β The transition from an agrarian/handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. * '''Steam Engine''' β A heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid (perfected by James Watt). * '''Factory System''' β A method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor. * '''Urbanization''' β The population shift from rural areas to cities. * '''Coke''' β A fuel with few impurities and a high carbon content, used in smelting iron (replacing charcoal). * '''Spinning Jenny''' β A multi-spindle spinning frame that dramatically increased textile production. * '''Cotton Gin''' β A machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds (Eli Whitney). * '''Railroad''' β A means of transport using wheeled vehicles on tracks; revolutionary for trade and travel. * '''Telegraph''' β The first long-distance electronic communication system. * '''Capitalism''' β An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. * '''Proletariat''' β The working class, especially those who do not own the means of production. * '''Bourgeoisie''' β The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes. * '''Interchangeable Parts''' β Parts that are for practical purposes identical, allowing for mass production and repair. * '''Standard of Living''' β The level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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