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Factories

Definition

Factories are large buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine. They became a key feature of industrialization as they allowed for mass production of goods.

Related terms

Assembly Line: A manufacturing process in which parts (usually interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner to create an end product. It's like the conveyor belt sushi bar where each chef adds their part before sending it down the line.

Mass Production: The manufacture of large quantities of standardized products often using assembly lines or automated technology. It's like printing multiple copies from one original document.

Working Class: People employed for wages, especially manual laborers and skilled craft workers. These were typically the 'chefs' working within these 'kitchen-like' factories.

"Factories" appears in:

Subjects (3)

  • AP European History

  • AP Human Geography

  • AP World History: Modern

Study guides (1)

  • AP US History - 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age

Practice Questions (2)

  • Which system was developed during the Market Revolution to increase efficiency in factories?

  • How would history change if women hadn't entered factories during World War II?

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