World History Chapter 24

Liberalism

Liberalism

freedom from something or freedom to do something; modern liberalism frees man from God’s morals & standards

Conservatism

preserving traditional western & Judeo-Christian principles & Morals

Positivism

nothing can be known except for observable science; created by Auguste Comte

Psychology

the study of the mind; sigmund Freud promoted psychoanalysis as a part of psychology

Behavioral psychology

Viewing man as an animal that can be trained or conditioned; Created by Ivan Pavlov & B.F. Skinner

Pavlov

created Behavioral Psychology

Pragmatism

an idea or action should be judged solely by the results

Existentialism

No truth or reality & no purpose in the life that humans live;

Promoted by Soren Kierkegaard & Friedrich Nietzsche (“God is Dead”)

Nietzsche

said “God is dead”

Progressive Education

created by John Dewey; applying liberal philosophies & Pseudoscience to education

modernism

also called “Religious Liberalism” (man is the highest product of evolution & naturally good)

“Social Gospel”

emphasized social improvement over spiritual change; Originated by Albrecht Ritschl

Walter Rauschenbusch

“The Prophet of the Social Gospel”

Ecumenism

union of all spiritual organizations regardless of doctrinal differences

Fundamentalists

Christians who remained faithful to God’s word

G. Campbell Morgan

“Prince of Expositors”

Sir William Ramsey

archaeologists in the middle east who defended the faith

Oswald Chambers

“My Utmost For His Highest”; YMCA during WWI

Rodney (“Gipsy”) Smith

conducted evangelistic campaigns for 70 yrs.

R.A. Torrey:

“Apostle to the Skeptics”

Billy Sunday

converted baseball star who led thousands to christ

Impressionism

a prominent art form which captured moments received by the physical senses

Pablo Picasso

known for the style of cubism

Abstract Art

“art for art’s sake”

Beatrix Potter

wrote & illustrated the Tale of Peter Rabbit

Norman rockwell

warmly illustrated scenes on american life

H.G. Wells

wrote in support of Joseph Stalin

Upton Sinclair

wrote the Jungle about the meat-packing industry in Chicago

H.L. Mencken

openly ridiculed Christianity; “Mass Morons”

Sinclair Lewis

emphasized the dullness of “middle class morality”

J.R.R. Tolkien

wrote The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

George Orwell

wrote Animal Farm & 1984

C.S. Lewis

wrote the Chronicles of Narnia & The Screwtape Letters

T.S. Eliot

wrote “Ash Wednesday” & “Journey of the Magi”

Paris Peace Pact

62 nations attempted to create World peace with this

Federal Reserve Bank

designed to keep interest rates low; loan were cheap & easy to get

Speculation

risky investment for the chance of making a quick profit

Margin

buying stock on east credit

October 29,1929

When did the stock market crashed which began the Great Depression

Stocks

the stock market crashed which began the Great Depression