Liberalism & Rights
The belief in individual rights, freedoms, and democracy is called this ideology.
What is Liberalism?
Canada uses this electoral system.
What is First Past the Post?
The Cold War was primarily a conflict between these two ideologies.
What are capitalism and communism?
This Soviet leader introduced Glasnost and Perestroika.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
The use of economic sanctions against Russia is an example of this type of international pressure.
What is economic intervention?
Governments limiting freedoms during emergencies creates tension between these two ideas.
What are Rights and Security?
This political system gives citizens direct voting power on major issues.
What is Direct Democracy?
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin led to this Western response.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This civil rights leader promoted nonviolent protest in the United States.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Debates over climate policies such as carbon taxes often involve tension between these two ideas.
What are economic freedom and collective responsibility?
COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates were debated because they challenged this liberal principle.
What is Individual Freedom?
The branch of government responsible for making laws is this.
What is the legislative branch?
The event that brought the world closest to nuclear war in 1962 was this.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This Cuban leader aligned Cuba with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Who is Fidel Castro?
Governments using facial recognition, online tracking, and data collection raise concerns about this.
What is surveillance/privacy rights?
A government controlling speech and media is an example of this.
What is authoritarianism/illiberalism?
Countries where opposition parties are banned are examples of this political system.
What is authoritarianism/one-party rule?
Wars in Korea and Vietnam are examples of this type of conflict.
What is a Proxy War?
This philosopher argued people should have natural rights including “life, liberty, and property.”
Who is John Locke?
AI-generated misinformation influencing elections challenges this democratic principle.
What is informed citizenship/free and fair democracy?
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects Canadians from this type of government power.
What is excessive government control/abuse of power?
A system where government owns major industries and resources is called this.
Communism / Central Planning
The idea that both sides would be destroyed in a nuclear war was called this.
What is MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)?
This American senator became famous for anti-communist investigations and accusations during the Cold War.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Countries increasing military spending because of tensions between NATO and Russia reflects this Cold War-era idea.
What is collective security?