Chapter 24 Flashcards
Fabian Society
British Socialists founded in 1884 named after Roman general noted for winning by avoiding open pitched battles
criticize capitalist system as efficient
New Imperialism
Era of European overseas expansion lost in 1880s European subjected 500 million people in Africa and Asia
Socialism
Came together when a single united party was formed some favor pursuing objectives gradually and peacefully others dedicated to violent overthrow of capitalistic society
Second International
International Socialist organization that meant yearly to debate issues of broad concern - called for workers to strike interfuse military service
Jules Guesde
French socialist that represented the Marxist principles
Karl Marx said if he was a Marxist and I am not
Jean Jaures
An ideological moderate
French Socialist leader one of France’s greatest orators
assassinated for efforts to prevent war
Anarchism
Proclaimed humans could be free only when the state has been abolished
Syndicalism
Movement that advocates direct action by working-class to abolish capitalist order including the state and to establish the social order based on workers organized in production units
Anti-Semitism
Centuries old prejudice against and demonization of Jews
Theodore Herzel
Austrian Jewish journalist
Sounded Zionist movement
Zionism
Nationalist Jewish movement beginning in late 19th century advocated establishing a Jewish state in the Jews and ancient homeland of Palestine
David Lloyd George
Feisty chancellor of the exchequer proposed raising income taxes and death duties and levying attack on landed wealth
Emmeline Pakhurst
British political activist leader of British Suffragette movement (women right to vote)
Wilhelm II
German Emperor determined to make Germany a world power whose foreign policy has global impact
liked to be viewed in heroic and military posture
Weltopolitik
Means world politics
term describes the policy pursued nationalistic appeals and threats by Wilhelm II to make Germany a world power