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Sewing Machine
Charles Weisenthal -
Steam Engine
James Watt -
Capitalism
Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith, and David Ricardo all held similar priniples. These men helped form the idea of capitalism, a system in which money is invested into business in order to make a profit. -
Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton -
Samuel Slater
Slater was a factory worker from Britain who emigrated to America, and brought industrialization with him. He built a spinning machine from pure memory and created the basis for the first factory. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney -
Interchangable Parts
Eli Whitney -
Utilitarianism
Beleiving that concepts and objects should be judged on their level of usefulness, Jeremy Bentham was the leader in Utilitarianism. -
William Wilberforce
Wilberforce fought to abolish slavery in Britain and finally succeeded with the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. -
Telegraph and Morse Code
Robert Morse -
John Cam Hobhouse
Hobhouse was a big supporter of Labor movements. He pushed to secure many child labor restrictions and to better the factory life for citizens. -
Socialism
Socialists, like Charles Fourier, believed that the community should opperate to benefit the welfare of all. -
Friedrich Engels
Conditions of the Working Class in England
Engels published the book "The Conditions of the Working Class in England" which exposed the average day of a factory worker. Engels was also a good friend of Karl Marx, aiding him in composing the Communist Manifesto. Coming from a rich life, he gave a lot of financial aid to Marx. -
Ten Hours Act
The Ten Hours Act restricted the daily labor hours of women and children in factories to 10 hours. While it was still a long period, it was a small step toward the improvements they needed. -
Communism
Karl Marx is perhaps the most influencial character for Communism. Publishing several works, he mainly influenced it with his work "Communist Manifesto" which he wrote with Friedrich Engels. -
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller monopolized the oil industry with his company known as Standard Oil. Considered one of the wealthiest people in history. -
Slavery
Brazil was one of the final countries (colony) to abolish slavery. -
Jane Addams
Created a Hill House in Chicago. The Hull House supported those who were in poverty and struggling to find shelter, food, and financial aid. -
International Council of Women
Beginning in 1888, the ICW held a series of conferences that included over 27 total countries. At the conferences, they argued and discussed women's rights and steps that should be taken to support these ideas. -
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie was a very powerful businessman and entrepeneur. He was the first to monopolize the steel and railroad industry. With his retirement in 1901, the sale of all of his holdings to J.P. Morgan was the largest industrial takeover to date.
