Social and Political Action

An ideology is a system of ideas and ideals that influence political theory and policy. The major political ideologies of the 19^th century were conservative, liberal, and nationalism. In class we discovered what these were by researching them and creating presentations to show to the class. We learned that a conservative is interested in protecting the people they care about, and support the ability to have free speech and choice. They also value tradition and believe it is the only trust worthy guide to social and political action. A liberal is very open-minded. They are willing to work for the greater good, they also question tradition and campaigned for reform. Lastly nationalism was an ideology that sees the nation as a whole. People were thought to be bound together by language, customs, and history.

Here is our groups project on conservatism:

(will get link from classmate tomorrow)

Our presentation helps define our ideology by giving a clear understanding of what a conservatives thoughts and beliefs were. It’s very clear that a conservative supports the church, monarchy, and tradition and think that those things will lead society on a successful path. Conservatism influenced social and political action by sticking to tradition. Since there is no major change there is less conflict and less fighting between people in general.

Liberalism influenced social and political action by making people speak their own opinion. Since liberals were against tradition and supported reform, they were always eager for change and new ideas. This allowed people to speak their mind therefore new thoughts were born. Nationalism influenced social and political action by creating a sense of unity within a nation. Since people felt they were apart of a whole there was less fighting that broke out, but instead more peace and working together between people.