Characters Flashcards

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Bismark

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  • blood and iron
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Burke

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  • great chain of being
  • individual rights and limited government
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Carlyle

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  • great man theory ( those in power deserve it bc of characteristics they have at birth)
  • one strong authority
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4
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Chamberlain

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-wanted to avoid ww2 so he appeased Hitler

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5
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Churchill

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  • criticism for chamberlain bc of his appeasing
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6
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Clemencequ

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  • revenge on Germany for ww1
  • represents France at treaty of Versailles
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7
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Einstein

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  • measles of mankind is nationalism
  • anti-nationalism
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8
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Gentille

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  • serving the state is the purpose of life
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9
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Hitler

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  • fascist
  • German supremacy
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10
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Hobbes

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Mankind is bad by nature

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Lenin

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  • working class needs to have violent revolutions
  • centrally planned government with one man in power
  • war communism
  • NEP
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12
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Locke

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Humans are good by nature

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13
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Louis the 14

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  • “I am the state”
  • absolute power
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14
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Marx

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“ from each according to his ability to each according to his need”
- history driven by class struggle

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15
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Montesquieu

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Multi power government

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16
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Paine

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Right of man
- overthrow monarchy for democracy

17
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Plato

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Philosophers king - combine philosophical knowledge with power to rule

18
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Rousseau

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Social contract
General will
Democracy

19
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Schopenhauer

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Submit to supreme will
Human will causes suffering thats why you submit

20
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Smith

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Wealth of nations
Capitalism
Economy driven by self interest

21
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Sorel

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Need authority to mobilize the masses toward a social change

22
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Stalin

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5 year plans
Modernize Germany
“ we are 10 to 15 years behind the other major powers of the world we need to industrialize or be crushed”

23
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Voltaire

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Rationalist
Critiques religion and advocates for deism

24
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Wilson

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League of Nations
Self determination for nations

25
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Machiavelli

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The ends justify the means

26
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Nietzsche

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Super man theory - pursue individual excellence

27
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Robespierre

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Lead the reign of terror and tried to create a cult of the leader