Influential Ideologies
at least 3 to 4 pages, typed, 12 point font, double-spaced. What is the most important or most influential ideology we learned about this semester? Why? What were its origins, its results, and its legacies today? A complete answer must answer the following questions: 1. In the introduction: Why is this the most influential ideology? Identify the case studies (countries or events) you will use to analyze to show the influence of this ideology. 2. In the body: a. Explain when, where, how, and why this ideology evolved? Who were its leading supporters? Who was attracted to it and why? b. Use specific evidence to support your arguments. c. Include at least one primary source analysis as a part of your answer. 3. In the conclusion, explain how or if you see the impact of this ideology today. Remember you must use a primary source/document in your answer also. Liberalism (connected to idea of individual rights, American and French Revolutions, economic liberalism and capitalism) Feminism (connected to American and French Revolutions, World War I) Racism (slavery, some forms of nationalism, imperialism) Nationalism (American and French Revolutions, Haitian Revolution, Fascism, Nazism) Socialism and Communism (Industrial Revolution, Cold War) Capitalism (Industrial Revolution, Cold War) Anti-racism (abolitionist movement, decolonization, civil rights) Pacifism (protests against colonization, civil rights) Militarism (World War I, Hitler, Mussolini, World War II)
