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CST REVIEW. Plato. Philosopher Kings Quote : “Unless philosophers become kings in our cities, or unless those who now are kings and rulers become true philosophers, so that political power and philosophic intelligence converge”. Aristotle. Governments need to adhere to the law

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CST REVIEW

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  1. CST REVIEW

  2. Plato • Philosopher Kings Quote: “Unless philosophers become kings in our cities, or unless those who now are kings and rulers become true philosophers, so that political power and philosophic intelligence converge”

  3. Aristotle • Governments need to adhere to the law • “He who trusts any man with supreme power gives it to a wild beast, for such his appetite sometimes makes him: passion influences those in power, even the best of men, but law is reason without desire” • Laws are the Foundation of a stable nation.

  4. Greeks • Athens: Pericles a Greek leader believed in “Individual achievement, dignity, and worth are of great importance.” This fit in to being a responsible citizen within a state. • The Roman system of law and citizenship included “Serving on Juries” • Both Greek and Roman tradition heavily influenced modern western legal and political life

  5. Judeo-Christian • Monotheism Belief in one God (differed from Greco-Roman tradition which was polytheistic) • Responsibility of Individual

  6. Magna Carta • ENGLAND 1215 • Limitations on power/king • Parliament shares power with king

  7. Enlightenment • John Locke-Natural Rights “All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” • Montesquieu-Separation of Powers • Rousseau-Social Contract “Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.”

  8. American Revolution • Influenced by John Locke’s Natural Rights Theory • Declaration of Independence • Constitution influenced many democratic nations constitutions, has Bill of Rights based on English Bill of Rights.

  9. English Bill of rights • Follows Locke’s ideas • Limits monarchy • Parliament: Duel System, Upper and Lower House. • Direct result of the Glorious Revolution

  10. French Revolution • Estates system • Tennis court oath • The terror • Bastille: popular protest mob rule • Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen • Napoleon rise of nationalism/spread • Concert of Europe and Congress of Vienna suppressed nationalism with balance of power between monarchs

  11. Simon Bolivar • Influenced by American and French Revolutions • Led Democratic revolution in South America.

  12. Agricultural revolution • Produced more food with less workers • Enclosure movement • Started in England • Louis Pasteur: germ theory, healthier food longer stronger lives more children

  13. Industrial Revolution: England first • Population growth doubles mid 1800s • Urbanization • Labor unions (form in response to low wages bad conditions) • Investment in machinery • Factors of production LLC • Charles Dickens • Created demand for natural resources and markets • Utopianism

  14. Imperialism • New markets materials • Scramble for Africa • Britain/France leaders • India “Jewel in the Crown”, Sepoy rebellion, Suez “Lifeline of the Empire” India-Gandhi • India replaces US for cotton during U.S. civil war • “Missionary Zeal”, Social Darwinism and the idea of “civilizing” native peoples with Christianity.

  15. Colonies • Sign of empires relative power

  16. China • Boxer rebellion anti-foreigners • Sun-Yat-Sen

  17. Japan • Based their constitution on the American Constitution. • Industrialized in 1890s before other Asian nations.

  18. WWI • Alliances • Propaganda • Nationalism • Militarism • Schlieffen plan-two front war • Stalemate, trench warfare war of attrition • East and Western front Somme and Marne river • Russian revolution –Brest-Litovsk, pull out of russia from WWI • Ottomans slaughter of Armenians • US involvement ends war

  19. Post WWI • Versailles • League of Nations • 14 points • Disillusionment/ “lost generation” Gertrude Stein • Break up of Austro-Hungarian empire • Hemmingway and Picasso

  20. Rise of Totalitarianism • Cause of Russian rev. Bread riots, WWI and Tsar. • Lenin/Stalin communist rise to power • Purges, gulags, five year plans, kulaks, collvtivization command economy.

  21. Fascism • Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan (militarism) Industrial rise Rape of Nankng • Appeasement • Alliances • Non-aggression pact (Stalin- Hitler )

  22. Cuba • Competition of influence

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