Related Issue 2: Part 2 Flashcards

1
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Which new ideologies formed in response to liberalism?

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Luddism
Chartism
Socialism
Marxism
Classical conservatism
Welfare capitalism
Welfare state
Keynesianism
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Who was the leader of luddism?

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Ned Ludd

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What did Luddites do?

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They destroyed factory equipment that would replace the need for human laborers

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What was the government response to Luddism?

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The death penalty

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Who were the Chartists?

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A working class movement in Britain that focused on social and political reform

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Where did Chartists get their name?

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The people’s charter of 1838

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What were the goals of the Chartists?

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Right to vote for men
Equal sized electoral districts
Voting by secret ballot
End to the need of property qualifications for parliament
Pay for MPs
Annual elections
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What happened when the government failed to appease the Chartists?

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They proposed a strike

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What is socialism?

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An economic political system in which society as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses

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What were the means of production?

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Land
Labour
Capital

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What was collectively owned in socialism?

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The means of production where co-operation is favored over competition

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What was a socialist ideology?

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Those who contributed to the wealth of society should be rewarded and wealth should be distributed amongst the working class

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What are the 2 forms of socialism?

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Utopian socialism and communism

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What is Utopia?

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An imaginary preferred world meant to serve as a mold for real life

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Who were utopians?

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Humanitarians; those who improve the life of others through social reforms and aid

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What did utopians want to do?

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Improve the lives of others through social reforms and aid

Wanted to modify classic liberalism

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Who were the 3 Utopian Socialists?

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Robert Owen
Charles Fourier Claude Saint Simon
Horace Greeley

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Who was Robert Owen

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A wealthy manufacturer and Utopian Socialist

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What did Robert Owen build?

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An industrial company that paid high profits to owners and high wages to workers

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What did Robert Owen do?

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Reduced work hours
Improved working conditions
Made it possible for workers to get an education

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21
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Who invented Marxism?

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Karl Marx

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What were Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels horrified by?

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The working conditions in British factories

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What did Marx and Engels blame for the terrible working conditions in British Factories?

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Capitalism

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What did Marx and Engels write?

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The Communist Manifesto

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What was the Communist Manifesto?

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A form of socialism where people had complete ownership of the means of production

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How did Marx feel about Utopian Socialists?

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They were impractical dreamers to him

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27
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What did Marx base his theories on?

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The scientific study of history aka scientific socialism

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What did Marx believed society was divided into?

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Two halves. The have (bourgeoisie) and the Have nots (proletariat workers)

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What did Marx predict?

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The Proletariat would rise up against the Bourgeoisie and take control of the means of production thus creating a classless society where power and wealth is shared

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What happened instead of Marxism?

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The standard of living rose in industrialized countries

Common abuses of the early stages of the industrial revolution disappeared

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What did the Govt initiate the stopped Marx’s predictions from happening?

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Public reforms such as labour unions, insurance, vacations

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What was one of the reasons that Marxism never happened?

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Workers had strong feelings of nationalism towards their country and would not rebel against it

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33
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Where did Marxism excel?

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USSR
China
North Korea

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34
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What is moderate socialism?

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A term used to distinguish the non-violent, non-revolutionary, character of socialism from the communist idea of revolutionary change

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What is another name for moderate socialism?

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Democratic socialism

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36
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What were the views of the Fabian society?

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Changes from capitalism to socialism would be brought about by peaceful means. They believed in democratic socialism/moderate socialism

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How would the Fabian society bring upon democratic socialism?

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By a gradual and incremental reform of liberalism towards the principles of socialism

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38
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Who founded moderate socialism?

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Middle class intellectuals and social reformers

39
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What did the Fabian society later become affiliated with?

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The Britain’s Labour Party

40
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Who was associated with moderate socialism?

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George Bernard Shaw
Ramsay McDonald
H.G. Wells
Sidney Webb
Beatrice Webb
41
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What is Classical Conservativism?

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An ideology that says govt should represent the legacy of the past as well as the well being of the present

42
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What are the beliefs of Classical Conservatism?

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Society should have a degree
Govt should be chosen by a limited electorate
Leaders should improve the lives of others through social reform and aid
Stability of society is most important

43
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What did Edmond Burke believe in?

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Classical Conservatism

44
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Why did Edmond Burke condemn the French revolution?

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B/c is brough changed that destroyed traditional institutions such as the monarchy and nobility

45
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What did Edmond Burke accept?

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Gradual change but he emphasized respect and custom for tradition

46
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Who did Edmond Burke believe should run the govt?

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The wisest and most talented

47
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What were the principles of classical conservatism?

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Gradual change but respect for custom and tradition
Only smart should run govt
Only nobles should hold positions of power

48
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What are some classic liberal beliefs and values?

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Supremacy of the individual
Economic freedoms found in capitalism
Humans can make rational decisions

49
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What ideologies challenged supremacy of the individual?

A

Socialism

Classical Conservatism

50
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What ideologies challenged the economic freedoms found in capitalism?

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Luddism, Chartism, Socialism

51
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What ideologies challenged the rationality of Humans?

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Socialism and Classical Conservatism

52
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What was the first wave of feminism?

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The right to vote

53
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What was the 2nd wave of feminism?

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Jobs and education rights

54
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What was the 3rd wave of feminism?

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Economic rights

55
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What was the 4th wave of feminism?

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Gender fluidity

56
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Why were labour laws established?

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To protect workers rights from those who were willing to subjugate workers for economic gain

57
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Why were labour laws formed in the first place?

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Because before govts only spoke with capitalists w/o the participation of workers themselves. Workers wanted an equal voiced that expressed their interests

58
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What rights did workers gain through labour unions?

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The right to collective bargaining and striking

59
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What was suffrage under classical liberalism?

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Men being given the right to vote

60
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What was the govt of Britain like before universal suffrage?

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Parliament was composed of aristocracy who elected each other to seats

61
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What was the govt of Canada like before universal suffrage?

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Wealth showed aristocracy. Men had to own a certain amount of property or pay a certain amount of money in rent or taxes to vote

62
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What is Feminism?

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The belief that men and women are to be treated equally in all aspects

63
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What did Mary Wollstonecraft do?

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She fought against the classical liberal view against women. Argued education will make women better wives, mothers and equal to men

64
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How were women seen in the 19th century?

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Women became a supply of cheap labour in the private sphere. They worked in upper middle class homes as servants

65
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What did John Stuart Mill believe in?

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Abandon the unconditional support of the laissez-faire capitalism and advocate for more govt involvement to correct abuses of the free market

66
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Why did John Stuart Mill disagree with Marx?

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He felt the free market wouldn’t lead to conflict. He only felt that capitalism could be improved

67
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What is welfare capitalism?

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Preventing labour and unrest by responding to workers complaints. Also providing workers with monetary awards and social safety programs to ensure peace

68
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Who believed in welfare capitalism?

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John Stuart Mill

69
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What is Progressivism?

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A movement in the USA that reacted to the perceived abuses of laissez-faire capitalism by large corporations

70
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What is a square deal?

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A deal saying both labour and capital must be treated fairly

71
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What did progressives favour?

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A square deal for average citizens. This was achieved through legislation and regulation of the marketplace

72
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What is a welfare state?

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A state in which the economy is capitalist, but the govt uses policies to modify market forces in order to ensure economic stability and a basic standard of living for its citizen

73
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What are Canadian cradle to grave things?

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Health Care

Rights and Freedoms

74
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Which ideologies use Command economies?

A

Communism and Socialism

75
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What is a command economy?

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Govt is responsible for the well being of its members

76
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What are values of the Market Economies?

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Economic competition, freedom, independance, self-reliance, inequality

77
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What is a Market economy?

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An organized system of production and consumption according to price which is determined through the laws of supply and demand

78
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Why the were the 20s so good?

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Increase in the standard of living and per capita of anula income and consumerism was large

79
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What was the solution to the recession by Pres Harding?

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Cut federal spending, reduce taxes of the wealthy, support businesses, stress individualism and break unions

80
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When did the stock market crash?

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  1. This was called black tuesday
81
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Why did Black Tuesday happen?

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There was a lot of insider trading

Stock prices were inflated

82
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What happened in the dirty 30s?

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There was an overproduction of goods
Protectionism was implemented
Income was unequally distributed

83
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What is protectionism?

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Protective tariffs were implemented to protect domestic industries

84
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What was another name for Keynesian economics?

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Demand side economics

85
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What did Keynesian advocate for?

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More govt involvement

86
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Why did Keynes believe that recessions happen?

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Because of decreased consumer spending

87
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What did Keynesian economics support?

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Decreased taxes on citizens
More social programs
More govt job training
More aid to education
Direct govt spending on job-creation
88
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Why was Keynesian Economics criticized?

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For creating large govt debts and large govt bureaucracy

89
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What did Franklin Roosevelt believe?

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The federal govt was needed to get the country out of the depression and create jobs

90
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What did Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal create?

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Banking reform laws
Emergency relief programs
Work relief programs
Agricultural programs
Social security act
91
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Who did not support Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal?

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People who were in favour of Laissez-Faire economies

92
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What did Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal do in the short term?

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Helps improve the lives of people suffering from the events of depression

93
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What did Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal do in the long run?

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They set a precedent for the federal govt to play a role in social and economic affairs