HIST 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Liberal Democracy, French Revolution, Small Government
22 Nov 2016
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A little more complex than the left. Patriotism: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. Nation-state: major characteristic of the french revolution: certain attributes pertain to certain people that live in a particular geographic region (such as language) Many countries are renamed during the 20th century to obtain an authentic national spirit (belgian congo zimbabwe) Many places seceded (example, secession from the ussr [pakistan, etc. ]: borders should match your identity. Fascism: an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. Fusion of business and state interest: fascist regimes promise to protect security, property, vigorous state power. Focus on established power and corporate structure. Often have a strong leader: paternal figure. Distrustful of liberal democracies: also distrust capitalism and liberal democrats (like socialists) Very nationalistic, the glory of the nation : mussolini tried to recapture the glory of the roman empire. Economically: stress organization from the top down.
