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1
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What is the central theme of liberalism?

A

Commitment to the individual and the desire to construct a society in which people can satisfy their interests.

2
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What are the two main strands of liberalism?

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Classical liberalism and modern liberalism.

3
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When did liberalism really begin to emerge as a political ideology?

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End of feudalism and during the age of enlightenment.

4
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What was the early liberal thought on the monarchy and absolutism?

A

Liberals challenged the absolute power of the monarchy, supposedly based on the doctrine of ‘divine right of kings’.
In place of absolutism, they advocated constitutional and later representative governments.

5
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What was the early liberal thought on economics?

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Markets should be completely free from government interference and countries should be free to trade with one another.

6
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What made certain theorists such as Fukuyama pronounce the worldwide triumph of liberalism?

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End of communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall made liberalism the most dominant ideology.