Warm-up

What ‘isms’ have you heard of before?

Which of these terms do you recognize? Conservatism Liberalism Nationalism Capitalism Socialism Militarism Imperialism Industrialism Social Darwinism Communism

“ism” definitions Conservatism – philosophy based on

social stability and tradition that stresses established institutions and favors gradual development over abrupt change.

Liberalism – philosophy based on progress (opposite of conservatism)

Nationalism – loyalty and devotion to a country or nation

“ism” definitions Capitalism – An economic system

categorized by private ownership of the means of production and competition

Socialism – A system or condition in which the means of production is owned by the state

Militarism – predominance of a military class and its ideals

“ism” definitions Imperialism – the extension or imposition of one

state’s power over that of another state or area Industrialism – System in which large-scale

industries are dominant Social Darwinism – Believing that social

interactions and economics will be worked out by the survival of the fittest

Communism - economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members

Cartoon work Select ONE ism and represent those ideas in cartoon form

Cartoons should be in color Write your name and the ism represented on the back Before it can be turned in for credit, two classmates

must successfully guess what ism your cartoon represents

*** DO NOT say you understand a cartoon if you don’t!!! It may appear as one of the images on the quiz!