Words

• Communism (Scientific Socialism)

• Command Economy

• Marxism

• Command Economy

Why am I wearing an American Tie?

Housekeeping

• Let’s pass back you journals.

• Many of you are not passing them in, it is hurting your grade.

• Now, that most of you have had a EXTRA weekend to work on your essay, Please pass it in!

• If you haven’t completed work for me, you need to come to tutorial.

Quick Review

• Chartism was what?– What did they want?– Why did government vote it down?

Social 30-1

Mr. Tulk

Marxism

• A radical form of socialism, often called or communism to distinguish it from other forms of socialism.

Karl Marx (1818-1883)

• One of the most significant Socialist thinkers.

• Felt that Capitalism had failed.

• Disliked the negative effects on Workers.

• Marx’s book “the Communist Manifesto” led to the development of Marxism.

• Never used the term Marxism. • Marx actually claimed that he

was not a Marxist when French socialist began to use the term in 1880.

Marx

• He was inspired by J.J. Rousseau and wrote about Socialism.

• He felt that these ideals Socialism were to Emotional and not Scientific Enough.

• Marx felt that the only way society could change was for the workers (Proletariat) to overthrow the owners (Bourgeoisie).

This society would include

• Private to public property.• New factories owned by the government. • Government Banking.• Government Transportation and

Communication. • Eventual Population distribution• Free Education for Children.

• Hmmm. Is Canada Socialist?

Command Economy

• Essential to Communism• North Korea, Cuba, China, and the Soviet

Union all developed Centrally planned or Command Economies.

• Most countries that adopted this did so as a response to Classical Liberalism.

• In many relatively successful liberal societies (US and Britain) Marxism altered into the more calm Democratic Socialism.

Democratic Socialism

• A political ideology that advocates a peaceful, evolutionary transition of society from capitalism to socialism.

• A change by democratic means as apposed to revolution.

Words

• Classical Conservatism

• Labour Unions.

• Welfare Capitalism

Housekeeping

• Your essay is now 2 days past due.

• Parent-teacher interviews are Wednesday and Thursday form 6-9pm.

• Your test is a week from today!

Classical Conservatism

• We know what the Luddites did, right?

• The Luddites can then be seen as reactionary?

• Reactionaries are usually conservative (or the Right) as they wish for things to return back to the original form.

Classical Conservatism

• Edmund Burke • witnessed the French Revolution

from Britain. • Felt Society had developed

gradually over time and should in no way be changed radically by the current generation.

• Government control was necessary as it represented the needs of the present, past, and future.

Classical Conservatism

• Government should represent the

past present and future.

• Society should by hierarchical.

• Limited electorate.

• Leaders should be humanitarian.

• Stability is all important.

Burke

• Distrusted the French revolution.• Educated members of society need to run

institutions to control irrational elements. • Burke did not support any tyranny and was

thus a fan of the American Revolution of the French Revolution.

• Burke felt that uneducated people should have no place or say in government.

• If given to the “Geneal will of the people” society would become mediocre and non functioning.

Let’s do this one together!

Page: 138

“The Voice of Moderate Socialism”

On that note… do this one alone!• Let’s turn to page 141.

• Complete questions 1 A) and B) in your journal thingy!