CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY

Question 1

Outside of the uk conservatism evolved what

Answer 1

very differently after 1945 compared to UK

Question 2

What happened with western european nations after 1945

Answer 2

Felt effects of fascism with much more intensity and had a huge psychological effect of conservatives in Germany, france, Italy

Question 3

What are the overlaps with Christian democracy and british conservatism

Answer 3

Believe in judaeo-christian morality

Hierarchy and authority

Social conservative emphasis on marriage and family life, sceptical of social liberal causes

Question 4

What did western europe countries differ with the uk conservatives on

Answer 4

Different attitudes towards the nation-state, wary of nationalism. Happy to agree with supra-nationalism like EU

Question 5

What was british conservatives suspect of for christian democracy conservatism

Answer 5

That its aim was to eliminate the “nation” and make the “region” the main focus of communal identity - “No-nation conservatism”