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| Famous Byzantine church. Turks added minarets when it became a mosque. |
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| taking over other countries to make an empire. |
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| gaining economic benefits from other countries, without actually conquering them. Ex: US in Latin America |
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| confidence in human ability to understand the world and improve it |
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| appeared in 17th century Europe, in response to the many wars. Pwer is in the hands of a ruler who governs by divine right. |
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As taught by Karl Marx, it includes these beliefs:
A) history as a series of class struggles
B) the classs that owns the means of production will also control the law, government, and arts
C) The proletariat (working class) will overthrow the bourgeoisie
D) and will then set up a classless society, with elimination of private property |
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| Marxism plus government by dictatorship. (ex: China under Mao) |
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launched by Mao in 1966, with 3 purposes:
A) complete the Communist Revolution, with complete elimination of private property
B) get rid of the "olds" (old ideas, Western influences)
C) eliminate Liu Shaoqi, and other rivals to Mao's leadership |
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| young people who were active in China's Cultural Revolution. Mao used them against his rivals, and against the "olds." |
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| Social (group) ownership of property. Can be true of ALL property, as in Marxism, or of only PART of the economy, as in revisonist Marxism. |
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| (also called revisionist socialism) Private property is allowed. Revolution is not the goal; power by working within the system. |
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| private ownership of property |
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