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| Communism | a political/economic system that seek to create a classless society through collective ownership and by creating laws that assure equality; in contast to Socialism, this system has an absolute dictator |
| Marxism | the belief that the proletariat, the industrial laborers, of the world would rise up againts the capitalistic business owners and aristocracy and fairly redistribute wealth among the people |
| Socialism | a economic/political system that seeks to redistribute equally through collective ownership; in contrast to Communism, it tends to be more democratic in nature and mixes public and private ownership. |
| Imperialism | the policy of extending rule or authority of a empire or nation over another country or region |
| Classicism | the belief that the Greco-Roman rules for art, architecture, and literature are for all cultures and all times |
| Romanticism | a reactionary movement in literature and art that was anti-reason and technology, and that emphasized the emotion, intuition, creativity, and the freedom of the individual; it was a reaction to the negative effects of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution |
| Darwinism | an adherents to the beliefs of Charles Darwin who advocated evolution and survival of the fittest |
| Existentialism | the idea that there is no objective truth; "truth" is not universal but subject to the individual's own experience; therefore, it is each individuals responsibility to define there own reality |
| Conservativism | in the 19th Century, the insistance on slow change, insisting on maintaining the monarchy; in contemporary society, the insistance on maintain the status quo |
| Feminism | the movement that advocated equal rights in society for women; in the early days, it was known as women's sufferage |
| Ideology | a uniform body of political or philosophical doctrine that guide an individual, government, or movement; all "ism" are ruled by a certain ideology |
| Totalitarianism | : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) This form of government is known for it's ruthlessness and cruelty |
| Naturalism | a genre of writing that emphasizes precise detail or accuracy; therefore, it does not use inner dialogue since this is somenthing people are not exposed to from an external perspective |
| Realism | a genre of writing that de-romanticizes life; the prose tries to capture life as experienced in reality; therefore, people who are cruel may not come to justice |
| Militarism | a policy that emphasizes the military preparedness and arms build up |
| Fascism | a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism); dictator tends to gain power through focusing on racial superiority |
| Liberalism | a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution |
| Anarchism | a political theory favoring the abolition of governments |
| Industrialism | a focus on creating means for mass production, emphasizing the necessity of progress through technology |
| Capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership and the free market system; this system keeps prices down for consumers because of the competition between many producers of the same product; however, it is often accused of keeping prices down and profits for the private owner up by paying inadequate wagers the the workers make the products |
