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Conservatism
Definition
A type of government trying to maintain and protect the traditional way of ruling
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LIberalism
Definition
a type of government that protects individual rights and advocates freedom
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Nationalism
Definition
The strong belief of one's loyalty to his land and people
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Marxism
Definition
The belief of class struggle-betwn the proletariot and the bougeoisie, and the winning of the working class over capitalists
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Socialism
Definition
The belief that "wealth of a country should be shared equally among all its citizens and the country's power should be in the hands of the state"
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Communism
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The theory that believes in the perfect stage of a classless society with common ownership of properrty and wealth
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Imperialism
Definition
The policy of extending a country's rule or influence over another area
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Deism
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A belief in th existence of a god on purely rational ground without relience on a revelation or authority; especially in the doctrine that God created this worls and its natural laws, but takes no part in its functioning.
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Romanticism
Definition
A style of art emphasizing imagination, emotion, and passion
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Realism
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A style of art emphasizing accurate observation and report of real life
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Positivism
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A system of philosophy based solely on observable, scientific facts and their relations to each other.
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Fascism
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A political movement that believes in extreme form of nationalism, advocating dictatorship and supremacy of state.
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Totalitarianism
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A political system in which the govt has total control or lives of individ. citizens
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Utilitarianism
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The doctrine that emphasized the purpose of all action which should be to bring about the greatest happiness to the greatest number.
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Militarism
Definition
The emphasis on the glorification of armed strength
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