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Classic liberalism
Ideology based on the belief that individual freedom should be maximized and government involvement in the society and economy should be minimized.
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Social Conservatism
The Pressure Point
Classical liberalism’s push for sudden change and absolute individual freedom threatened to destroy social stability and ignore historical traditions
The Reaction
Edmund Burke rejected classical liberalism, arguing that government must protect traditional values and established institutions run by educated leaders. He believed change should happen slowly to preserve order and keep the uneducated masses from causing chaos.
Chartism
The Pressure Point
Severe economic inequality under laissez-faire capitalism drove working-class people to demand political power to change the laws.
The Reaction
A British working-class political movement that fought for democracy by petitioning for the right to vote using the "Peoples Charter (1838)." Protested for the involvement of the working-class men in political aspects of society such as voting and sitting in parliament.
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Marxism
The Pressure Point
The intense class warfare and exploitation created by classical liberalism led radical thinkers to conclude that capitalism could not be reformed and had to be violently overthrown.
The Reaction
Founded by Karl Marx, Marxism argued that history is a class struggle between factory owners and workers. It called for workers to violently overthrow capitalism, abolish private property, and create a government-run command economy.
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The threat of violent communist revolution pressured capitalist governments to pass economic relief programs and workplace regulations to keep workers satisfied and prevent uprising.
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Utopian Socialism
The Pressure Point
Harsh working conditions and exploitation under Classic Liberalism an unchecked laissez-faire drove humanitarian reformers to push for peaceful economic and social fixes.
The Reaction
Led by Robert Owen, Utopian Socialists were humanitarians who wanted to stop worker suffering without tearing down society. They believed education, cooperation, and better factory conditions could peacefully fix capitalism's biggest problems.
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Luddism
The Pressure Point
Industrial machinery started taking over traditional jobs, replacing many workers. Mechanization overtook manual labor and traditional methods of production.
The Reaction
Radical workers who were replaced by machines, started protesting by destroying industrial machinery in an effort to protect their traditional artisan craftsmanship. Direct action against mechanization.
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