ideologies

conservatism

opposed rapid change

supported monarchy, church, aristocracy

change should be slow

traditional institutions

liberalism

Political liberalism:

constitutional government

civil rights

limited government

private property

representative assemblies

limited suffrage

Economic liberalism:

laissez-faire (no gov interference)

free markets

nationalism

loyalty to one’s nation

shared language, history, culture

belief each nationality should have its own government

socialism

means of production owned by society

government controls distribution

focus on equality

to end industrial poverty

some private property

karl marx/communism

wrote the communist manifesto with friedrich engels

believed history was a class struggle

proletariat vs. bourgeoisie

workers would overthrow capitalism

create a classless society

to spread/distribute profit

equality and no private property