31 Jan Discuss the impact of

HY1020 Western Civilization II

Unit IV Assessment

Question 1

Match the term to the definition.

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Liberalism

The principal ideas of this movement were equality and liberty. Inspired American and French Revolutions.

Nationalism

Celebration of a specific identity manifested in a common language and history, intended to build support for a specific political state.

Socialism

Anti-individualistic with a focus on cooperation and community; the key ideas were economic planning, greater social equality, and state regulation of property.

Marxism

Called for a working-class revolution to overthrow capitalist society and establish a communist state.

Romanticism

Political and artistic movement, which fed on emotion instead of ration or the Enlightenment.

Utilitarianism

The idea that social policies should promote the greatest good for the greatest number.

Conservatism

Strong anti-progressive movement that regarded tradition as the basic foundation of human society.

Evolution

The idea that nature stresses gradual change and continuous adjustment in order to survive.

Social Darwinism

A perspective of human affairs in which the human race is driven by an unending economic struggle that would determine the survival of the fittest.

Realism

A literary movement that stressed the depiction of life as it actually was and not in ideals.

Question 2

Match the key figure to the description.

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Klemens von Metternich

Austrian foreign minister and supporter of Conservatism

Émile Zola

Author focusing on realism of the industrialized West

Nicholas I

Russian Czar who aided in quelling rebellions in Hungary and Prussia

Franz Schubert

Noted composer and advocate of Romanticism

Charles Fourier

Introduced the phalanx strategy of socialism

Karl Marx

Co-author of theCommunist Manifesto

Louis Pasteur

Chemist who developedgerm therapy

Joseph Lister

Surgeon who discovered antiseptic principle

Franziska Tiburtius

A pioneer in German medicine

Charles Darwin

Father of the theory of evolution

Question 3

Discuss the impact of the changing urban center. Include the impacts on political, economic, and social roles and opportunities. The changing role of the family and the diversity of class should also be introduced and discussed.

Your essay should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 4

Describe the evolution of Western culture and nations in the early 19th century. Be sure to focus on at least one major nation or cultural set of kingdoms, and include changing philosophies in politics, economics, and culture as part of your discussion.

Your essay should be at least 200 words in length.