Related Issue 2: Part 2 Flashcards
Which new ideologies formed in response to liberalism?
Luddism Chartism Socialism Marxism Classical conservatism Welfare capitalism Welfare state Keynesianism
Who was the leader of luddism?
Ned Ludd
What did Luddites do?
They destroyed factory equipment that would replace the need for human laborers
What was the government response to Luddism?
The death penalty
Who were the Chartists?
A working class movement in Britain that focused on social and political reform
Where did Chartists get their name?
The people’s charter of 1838
What were the goals of the Chartists?
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
What happened when the government failed to appease the Chartists?
They proposed a strike
What is socialism?
An economic political system in which society as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses
What were the means of production?
Land
Labour
Capital
What was collectively owned in socialism?
The means of production where co-operation is favored over competition
What was a socialist ideology?
Those who contributed to the wealth of society should be rewarded and wealth should be distributed amongst the working class
What are the 2 forms of socialism?
Utopian socialism and communism
What is Utopia?
An imaginary preferred world meant to serve as a mold for real life
Who were utopians?
Humanitarians; those who improve the life of others through social reforms and aid
What did utopians want to do?
Improve the lives of others through social reforms and aid
Wanted to modify classic liberalism
Who were the 3 Utopian Socialists?
Robert Owen
Charles Fourier Claude Saint Simon
Horace Greeley
Who was Robert Owen
A wealthy manufacturer and Utopian Socialist
What did Robert Owen build?
An industrial company that paid high profits to owners and high wages to workers
What did Robert Owen do?
Reduced work hours
Improved working conditions
Made it possible for workers to get an education
Who invented Marxism?
Karl Marx
What were Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels horrified by?
The working conditions in British factories
What did Marx and Engels blame for the terrible working conditions in British Factories?
Capitalism
What did Marx and Engels write?
The Communist Manifesto
What was the Communist Manifesto?
A form of socialism where people had complete ownership of the means of production
How did Marx feel about Utopian Socialists?
They were impractical dreamers to him
What did Marx base his theories on?
The scientific study of history aka scientific socialism
What did Marx believed society was divided into?
Two halves. The have (bourgeoisie) and the Have nots (proletariat workers)
What did Marx predict?
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
What happened instead of Marxism?
The standard of living rose in industrialized countries
Common abuses of the early stages of the industrial revolution disappeared
What did the Govt initiate the stopped Marx’s predictions from happening?
Public reforms such as labour unions, insurance, vacations
What was one of the reasons that Marxism never happened?
Workers had strong feelings of nationalism towards their country and would not rebel against it
Where did Marxism excel?
USSR
China
North Korea
What is moderate socialism?
A term used to distinguish the non-violent, non-revolutionary, character of socialism from the communist idea of revolutionary change
What is another name for moderate socialism?
Democratic socialism
What were the views of the Fabian society?
Changes from capitalism to socialism would be brought about by peaceful means. They believed in democratic socialism/moderate socialism
How would the Fabian society bring upon democratic socialism?
By a gradual and incremental reform of liberalism towards the principles of socialism