final review Flashcards
(35 cards)
industrial revolution
the rapid development of the industry in the 18th and 19th centuries that occurred in Britain, it brought about the introduction of machinery. it included the use of steam power, the growth of factories and the growth of mass production.
totalitarianism
of or relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience.
democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elections
Thomas More
He was a social philosopher who wrote Utopia
Communist Manifesto
1848 pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles. It argued that capitalism would eventually self destruct.
Conditioning Centre
This is the factory that produces human beings and conditions then for their predetermined jobs in the World State in Brave New World
Henry Ford
He was an American industrialist. He sponsored the assembly line and mass production
Panem
Formally known as North America, in the Hunger Games it is a country divided into 14 districts.
censorship
the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc. and suppressing the unallowable. (The Republic)
Renaissance
A cultural rebirth in Europe based on the rediscovery of the literature from Greece and Rome.
Hatchery
The place where the act of reproduction is artificially controlled for commercial purposes ( Brave New World)
progress
forward or onward movement towards a destination.
Big Government
A government that is perceived as excessively interventionist and intruding into all aspects of its citizens lives.
Bourgeoisie
the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventionalistic attitudes.
In Marx’s context the capitalist class owns most of societies wealth and means of production
propaganda
information off of a biased or misleading nature, used to publicize a certain view
soma
the ideal pleasure drug in Brave New World
Dystopia
an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant
Reaping
the reaping is an annual event in which the the tributes are picked from each district before the start of the Hunger Games
communism
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their needs and abilities
Allegory of the Cave
The fundamental idea of the composition was inspired by Plato’s philosophic metaphor The Allegory of the Cave:
Human beings sit in a cave, in chains, their backs to the entrance. The shadows of things moving outside are projected by the light onto an inner wall of the cave. [The Republic]
President Snow
tyrannical president of Panem. [The
Hunger Games]
john the savage
The only person in the brave new world born naturally of a mother, John represents a unique human being in the novel, with an identity and a family relationship unlike any other character. [Brave New World]
Big Business
large-scale or important financial or commercial activity.
monopoly
the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.