Ideologies

Last week in Honors History, we learned about the major political ideologies, or systems of ideas that help people what to decide in a given economical, social, or government situation. The 3 ideologies are conservatism, liberalism, and nationalism. The class split up into 6 different groups, and were assigned 1 of the 3 ideologies. Each group researched their specific ideology, and created a 1-minute presentation.

We used Adam Smith, who is considered to be the father of Liberalism, to "narrate" our haiku video. In only 41 syllables, we explained how laws could be discerned by use of reason, individual liberty was important, and that Liberals wanted to get rid of most traditions. Liberalism also promoted constitutional rights, and meritocracy. Liberalism mostly supported the middle class, but not so much the upper and lower classes.

After listening and watching my classmate's 1-minute projects, I learned about the other 2 ideologies- conservatism and nationalism. Conservatism sought to keep the monarchy and traditions alive, including the aristocracy and the role of the Roman Catholic Church. Nationalism was many individual groups with the same beliefs and language coming together to fight against a sole higher power, uniting to better themselves.