Chapter 10 Test: 4/23 Flashcards
Who lead the Philosophical Radicalism movement?
Jeremy Bentham
What did the Racialists want?
- total reconstruction of laws, prisons, poor organizations, etc.
- no Church of England
What was the main concern of the Humanitarians?
abolition of slavery
Who founded the International Red Cross?
Jean Henri Dunant
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who pushed for prison reform?
Elizabeth Fry
Who pushed for the reform of insane asylums?
Dorthea Dix
What were the 4 main characteristics of Liberalism?
- professional class leaders like landlords and businessmen
- belief in confidence in man’s power and and self governmet
- belief in parliamentary or republican government
- belief in freedom of assembly and the press
What was a defining characteristic of Nationalism?
the belief in Plato’s mythos: an emotional attachment to historical origins, past sufferings and glories, and to common traditions, hopes, and fears
Who founded the Young Italy Society and what was his goal?
Joseph Mazzini; Italian unification
What was The Duties of Man about?
taught that man’s duty to the nation was just as important as his duty to his family and God
What did G.W.F. Hegel believe?
for people to enjoy freedom, order, or dignity, they must have an independent state (Germany)
Who founded the Scientific School of Historical Writing?
Leopold Van Ranke
What did Van Ranke believe?
Germany has a mission from God to develop a culture and a political system entirely different from the French
Who wrote the National System of Political Economy?
Friedrich List
What did List believe?
free-trade benefited only Great Britain because it had many factories, so other nations needed tariffs to protect themselves from Great Britain
What is a defining characteristic of Conservatism?
a strong belief in monarchy, aristocracy, and a state church
What did Edmund Burke believe?
a conservative belief that every people must change its institutions by gradual adaptation, and no people can suddenly realize in the present any freedoms not already prepared for in the past
What are 3 characteristics of Romanticism?
- theory of literature and art
- stressed feeling of emotion more than reason
- looked to the Middle Ages and Gothic Revival
Who was a popular Romantic English writer?
Lord Byron
Who was a popular Romantic French writer?
Victor Hugo
What are 3 main characteristics of Socialism?
- desired some degree of communal ownership of productive and assets
- wanted a fairer distribution of income among all useful members of society
- spread among working classes after 1830
What is Paternalistic Capitalism and who promoted it?
Robert Owen; the government corrects bad behavior and pays for schools and housing in exchange for work
What did Count de Saint-Simon advocate for?
public ownership of industrial equipment and other capital, with control in the hands of industry leaders who should plan public projects like the Suez Canal