Social Contract
It's when a group of people agree to give up certain rights and accept a central authority in order to protect their other rights.
Natural Rights
That are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government (rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away).
What effects did child labor have on children of the Industrial Revolution?
Impacted their physical health with injuries from machinery, malnutrition, illnesses such as lung cancer and abuse from adults.
Nationalism
Is loyalty and devotion to a nation. A sense of national pride.
Who were the Allies during World War I
Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy, United States
Laissez- Faire
Let people do as they choose literally means “allow to do”.
Social Welfare
As the many programs that are designed to help people in need of goods and services that they are unable to provide for themselves. Local, state, and federal government programs are available.
Which empire did “sun never set on”? British
Sovereignty
A political concept that refers to dominant power or supreme authority by a form of government.
Appeasement
A foreign policy that includes negotiating and making concessions to avoid conflict with an opposing power.
Socialism
An economic system in which major industries are owned by the workers, rather than by private businesses or the state.
Bourgeoisie
Social order that is dominated by the so-called middle class. In social and political theory, the notion of the bourgeoisie was largely a construct of Karl Marx and of those influenced by him.
Give an example of a country annexing land:
Austria-Hungary announces its annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
His assassination sparked WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Fascism
Is a political movement that is characterized by a dictator, centralized government (government controls lives of the people), militarism and the use of a military action against those opposed.
Tenement
Refers to an apartment building with multiple dwellings.
Compare and contrast the ideas of Karl Marx and Adam Smith.
Otto Von Bismarck
The Prime Minister of Prussia and first German Chancellor. He was responsible for combining small German states that became the German empire.
M.A.I.N Causes of WWI:
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Propaganda
the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
Command Economy
Is a system in which a central government makes all economic decisions. Either the government or a collective owns the land and the means of production.
The development that powered the Industrial Revolution:
The invention of machines to do the work of hand tools, steam and coal power, and adoption of a factory system.
Imperialism
When a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain
Who led the Russian Revolution and what kind of government did he create?
Vladimir Lenin and a Socialist government was formed.
What two leaders signed a nonaggression pact to avoid fighting each other?
Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin Did this work? No, Germany voided the pact by attacking the Soviet Union.