Unit 3 social studies 30-1 Flashcards
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who is Locke
role of government to limit itself to protecting individual liberty
who is Rousseau
general will ( consensus, “benevolent dictator”
who is Montesquieu
need to have checks and balances on the three branches of government
who is smith
limited government to keep society stable in order to encourage capitalist trade
who is mill
wanted political freedom for all people, including rights for women. Utilitarianism, government should do what helps the most.. Liberty = equality
who is rawis
Veil of ignorance and theory of justice, argues that utilitarianism is useless if fairness and justice don’t exist.
what is totalitarianism/authoritarianism
means complete control by the government or whoever is in power over the public and private lives of its citizens
where is radical on the political spectrum
radical is extremely left and ultra-socialist or extremist
where is reactionary
is extremely far right, or an ultra-conservative or extremist
what do totalitarian societies always have?`
- extensive local, regional, and national organization (propaganda)
- youth professional, cultural, and athletic groups (often forced participation)
- a secret police used to add terror to people
- the censorship of media which controls what people se
- redirecting popular discontent (scapegoat) - blame the issues on other groups
what are the ideas of fascism ?
against democracy- thought it was too slow, voting takes too long
totalitarian state- wanted one smart and strong leader
extreme nationalism and militarianism - exaggerated accomplishments of nation held military as a extreme power
against communism - thought a nation full “working class” people caused nationalism to weaken
what was the state investment in the German economy?
the nazis expanded the Weimar Republic’s policies of state investment- spending government money on public projects or businesses-which had been started in 1931
what did state investment hope to do?
hoped to stimulate demand for goods and expand income, and lift Germany out of economic recession. This policy was one of the defining features of nazis economics as it allowed the nazi state to slowly take control of industryw
what did the first four year plan look like in nazi Germany ?
- women would be replaced by unemployed men
-RAD- The national labour service
-gave men jobs in public works schemes- men in RAD had to wear uniform and live in camps
-patriotism/indoctrination
- men in RAD had to wear uniform and live in camps
- they were given free meals and pocket money
what was the second four year plan in Germany?
-was set up to achieve a self-sufficient state
-to achieve self-suffiencency, quantities of substitute commodities (products that look alike but are not the same) (coke and Pepsi )
what measures dud Hitler introduce in order to reduce unemployment?
In 1934 all jews and other minorities were fired from civil service jobs which were given to unemployed German workers
-women lost their jobs which were given to men. Their stats were not registered
-people who refused job offers by the labor service were arrested and put into concentration camps.
what measures dud Hitler introduce in order to reduce unemployment?
In 1934 all jews and other minorities were fired from civil service jobs which were given to unemployed German workers
-women lost their jobs which were given to men. Their stats were not registered
-people who refused job offers by the labor service were arrested and put into concentration camps.
What was the SA in Germany?
sturmabteilung
- formed in 1921 by Hitler to attract more followers
-Ex. soldiers, unemployed, men who felt betrayed by the Weimar government; disrupted meetings of hitlers opposition
-expected Hitler to take wealth from the rich and give it to the poor
- believed they should take over the army, and that the SA focus should be a National Socialist Germany
What is the SS (Schutzstaffel)
-formed in 1925 as Hitler’s personal bodyguard
-technically part of the SA, however leader, Heinrich Himmler wanted them to be a separate organization
- hitler had the leads executed
- The SS then controlled the Nazy police and were completely loyal to Hitler
-They were supposed to be perfect examples of Aryan men
