This week, we started discussing the three political ideologies, nationalism, conservatism, and liberalism. Each ideology is very different, so it is important to learn the exact definition for each one. The essential question for this lesson was, " What were the major ideologies of the 19th century and how did they influence social and political actions?". To start the lesson off, we used our previous knowledge to create a definition and sentence for each ideology. Now, since I was only sure of the definition of liberalism, this was a bit challenging for me. However, it was helpful see what I knew before writing the exact definition, which was later given by Ms. Gallagher. After defining each ideology, we discussed the ideologies and how it connects to todays world. The meaning of each ideology is a little different compared to its meaning over 100 years ago. Before I dive deeper in the meaning of each ideology, it is essential to know the definition of 'ideology'. Ideology is defined as, "A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic and political theory or policy." After reviewing definitions, we then started a mini project. Each group was assigned one out of the three ideologies. However, two groups had the same ideology. So, when each mini project was finished, we went head-to-head and our other classmates voted on which project conveyed the ideology best.
My Educreations Video Project:
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/conservatism-project-by-morgan-mark-and-emily/25467349/?s=k09tOr&ref=app
My group, which included Morgan and Mark, decided to create an Educreations for our project. In our Educreations, we also included various photos that depicted what we were saying. This helps the audience to hear and see what we are trying to convey. Out of the three, our ideology was conservatism. Our project helped to show the basics of Conservatism and what Conservatives preached and hoped to achieve. In terms of photos, our first slide shows a monarchy and a church. Conservatives support the monarchy system and the church. The following slide shows fighting among people. We included this photo because it represents the fact that Conservatives were greatly against any type of fighting or war. Aside from the photos, in our video we talked about the people who were favor of Conservatism, and the main beliefs of Conservatism as well. In the 19th century, Conservatism was the belief that tradition is the only trustworthy guide to social and political action. Conservatives did not belief in innovation, because it often led to bloodshed and fighting among peers. Past events such as the French Revolution show that new ideas and innovation cause great chaos. This ideology is the sole belief in keeping things the way they were/are. Conservatism is an aristocracy, not a meritocracy. In the competition, my group actually ended up winning, which was pretty awesome!
Aside from Conservatism, there are two other ideologies (like I mentioned above). This includes Liberalism and Nationalism. To start off, Liberals are people who are willing to sacrifice their personal interests for the greater good. They care equally about all people, and are open to new ideas and solutions. In addition, liberalism is the idea that preserving the rights of the people is best. The invisible hand is an example of liberalism because it gives people the right to do what they want to do. For this ideology, government was chosen based on a meritocracy, where people were elected based on their skills, not on their social status. Liberals supported innovation and reform (in contrast to conservatives), arguing that many traditions were simply superstitions. On the other hand, Nationalism is a very different ideology. Nationalists mainly promote unification of people of the same culture and history. Nationalists did not want foreign rulers and often dreamt of combining people who were alike into one united country. Judging from all three of the ideologies, it is evident that each one includes different beliefs and characteristics.
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