Studied by 3 people
Seneca Falls Convention
________ was the first womens right convention in America.
The Age of Isms
Schools of ideologies rose as they taught socialism and liberalism to society
Nationalism
Idea that emphasizes the unification or pride for a group with social, ethnic, historical, or lingual ties
Empiricism
Belief that true knowledge comes from experiences and observations rather than established principles
Social Contract
idea started by John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, people give their natural rights to governments in exchange for protection, law, and order
Tabula Rasa
Influential idea from John Locke, proposed that people were born as a clean slate and ready to absorb knowledge
Philosophes
18th century group of writers and thinkers new ways to look at political, social, and economic theories
Laissez Faire system
Proposed that governments should leave economic activities alone and allow a free market where businesses and consumers could thrive with free choice
Capitalism
Economic system where industries and factories are owned by private owners for profit
Deism
Belief that a divinity simply set natural laws in motion and does not intervene
Conservatism
Belief in traditional institutions, favoring reliance on practical experience over ideological thinking
Socialism
A system of public or direct worker ownership over production of goods/needs (community ownership
Classical Liberalism
Belief in natural rights constitutional government, laissez faire economy, and reducing money spent on churches and armies
Abolitionism
Movement to end the Atlantic slave trade and free enslaved people
Zionism
The belief of Jews that wanted to reestablish an independent homeland where their ancestors had lived in the middle east
Anti-Semitism
Hatred towards the Jewish people
Dreyfus Affair
Political and criminal scandal that illustrated the spread of antisemitism in France.
Utopian Socialism
Socialism that is achieved through moral persuasion of capitalists to surrender production means to the public.
Volitare beliefs
Freedom of speech and religion, and separation of church and state.
Fabian Society
British socialist organization that tried to advance democracy through diplomacy rather than violent revolutions.
Note 
Flashcard (43)