wh 24 Flashcards
Which economic theory believes that government should not interfere with business and not protect workers?
Laizzes-faire
Who is known for the economic theory of
“iron law of wages”, in which increased population leads to increased competition and competition drives down wages?
David ricardo
Urbanization increased in the US and Europe during the 1800s.
True
Who established the first women’s college in Massachusetts?
Mary lyon
What type of painting is “Liberty Leading the People?”
Romantic
Charles darwin
evolution and natural selection
Gregor mendel
Genetics
Edward jenner
gave smallpox vaccinations, world’s first vaccinations
Louis Pasteur
Germ theory
John dalton
Atomic theory
Adam smith
Supply and demand
Marie and Pierre
Curie
Radium
Symbolism
used to
convey complex ideas, anti realist and
dreamlike
Impressionism
use of an impression
rather than
an accurate
picture of a
scene
Postimpressionism
members
experiment
with form
and color
Lists three aspects of socialism
- Society is in control of the means of production.
- Social equality=economic equality.
- The government should support rights like social security and healthcare.
Explain the difference between sociology and psychology.
Sociology is studying societies (more than one person), while psychology is studying the mind (one singular person).
Define utilitarianism and explain what John Stuart Mill advocated for.
Utilitarianism is making choices in the government in order to benefit the greatest number of people. John Stuart Mill was the father of western liberalism. He was in support of women’s suffrage and income tax.
Explain the difference between emigration and immigration, then explain why Europeans left their homelands.
Emigration is leaving a country. Immigration is entering a country. For example, if you were moving from the US to Finland, you would be emigrating from the US, and Immigrating to Finland. Europeans would emigrate from their homelands for multiple reasons. One of them was to find better pay and work. Another was to escape oppressive governments that would persecute them. Finally, they also left to escape famine.
Summarize Karl Marx’s views on economics and class struggle. You can include his famous writings.
Karl Marx is described as the father of communism. His famous views are best displayed in his book, “The Communist Manifesto”. He believes that everything should be shared, and that no capital should be owned by any one individual. The means of production would be held by the society in which it was based. He also believed that capitalism was only a temporary stage, and that if the workers/proletariat class could seize power from the middle class, they could destroy classes, leading to the final stage: a communist utopia.
