Political Spectrum
The 'baseline' for the political spectrum in the early 1900s was...
Classical Liberalism
How is the Darwinian Paradigm different from Social Darwinism?
What is the meaning of 'foreign policy'?
How a nation interacts with another, decisions in immigration, act of war/peace, trade.
Which treaty protected the independence of Belgium?
Treaty of London, 1839
The belief that change should happen quickly when addressing social injustices is an example of which side of the political spectrum?
Progressive
Why did Russia support Serbia when it was threatened by Austria Hungary?
Pan-Slavism, desire to expand influence in Balkans, threat to own interests.
Which ideology most staunchly opposed factories replacing human labor with machines?
Luddites
The word 'suffrage' refers to...
The right to vote
Which ideology encouraged people to collect folk tales, sing national songs, and sometimes claim that their country was better than everyone else’s?
Nationalism
The belief that employers should be paying for the benefits and housing, in addition to income, is part of which ideology?
Welfare Capitalism
The Triple Alliance refers to which three countries?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What did Marxism believe about religion?
That it keeps people docile in the hopes of a better afterlife, whereas he feels they should fight for better conditions in life.
What is the meaning of the word 'bourgeoisie'?
A class of business owners, merchants and wealthy people (used in Marxism).
In early 1800s Europe, which ideology might you have overheard being debated loudly in coffee houses and salons by middle-class intellectuals?
Which political party in Canada believes in reducing immigration with significant investment in oil and military?
Conservative
What the name of the monumental agreement between Britain and France which would settle disputes of colonies in Africa?
Entente Cordiale
What does Theory Y suggest about workers?
Self motivated, enjoy creativity and autonomy, naturally seek responsibility.
Canada Child Benefit
Which Canadian party leader lost their seat in their own riding during the 2025 federal election, even though their party increased its overall seat count?
Fascism is a far-right belief, what is the far-left equivalent?
Communism
The infamous 'blank check' assurance was offered by the leader of Germany, named...
Kaiser Wilhelm II
An early example of socialist government from Turtle Island (pre-colonial Canada) is which Indigenous nation?
Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Iroquois)
The word 'Menshevik' is Russian for...
Minority
Which ideology grew popular among workers and was sometimes symbolized by the image of a burly man with a beard and rolled-up sleeves?
Socialism