1. What is a political ideology?
-is a set of shared ideas or beliefs about the role of government and how society should work.
Members of a political party usually share a similar political ideology.
2. Briefly explain the political spectrum.
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Left Centre Right
-Left - likes change -Right - likes tradition
-L = higher taxes -R=lower taxes, less govmt intervention
-socialism -capitalism
3. Provide two examples of how the Kings in France contributed to the Revolution.
-fighting wars that put their country in debt causing taxes to go up, not being suitable to rule, ignoring the people, not giving the majority of the population a say, spending money on lavish castles, jewels etc...
4. How did the philosophers contribute to the Revolution?
-by providing new ideas about government
5. Define colonialism.
-gaining control of a country through settlement and forcing ideas: economic, religion, political
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