C. 21 def-wor (-ism) Flashcards

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a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law. Liberals espouse various views depending on their understanding of these principles.

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Liberalism

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an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation or nation-state and holds that such obligations outweigh other individual or group interests

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Nationalism

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an economic and political system in which the workers or the government own the buildings and tools that make goods and services like farms and factories. This can be achieved through decentralized and direct worker-ownership, or through centralized state-ownership of the means of production.

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Socialism

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workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).

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Proletariat

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a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.

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Romanticism

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a period of starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852

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Ireland’s Great Famine

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(June 23–26, 1848) in French history, a brief and bloody civil uprising in Paris in the early days of the Second Republic.

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“June Days”

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Foreign minister of Austrian Empire

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Klemens von Metternich

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a French political, economic and socialist theorist and businessman whose thought had a substantial influence on politics, economics, sociology and the philosophy of science.

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Henri de Saint-Simon

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considered to be one of the most prominent French writers. While it was his novels Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862) that brought him his reputation, he also produced an abundance of engaging and lyrical poetic works.

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Victor Hugo

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a German composer and pianist. He remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution.

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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