Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support civil rights, democracy, the free market, human rights, laissez-faire capitalism, libertarianism, minimal government intervention in the economy, private property rights, and individual liberty. … Read more
How were children regarded, treated and educated within the liberal ideas from the 17th-18th Century? Were these children well cared for and did they experience an easy life? Were families able to provide emotional support and was education a priority viewed in this earlier lifetime? Children were important to families, but not in the same … Read more
Europe, following the incessant French wars of 1790 to 1815 saw the rise of new political ideologies that had an unprecedented voice in European politics. European thought had been turned on its head as liberal ideologies dominated the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Following the defeat of Napoleon the legacy of liberalism and its … Read more
As governments experienced many revolutions and uprisings in the name of nationalism, some countries’ respective leaders realized that their traditional conservatism would eventually destabilize their authoritative legitimacy. Thus, leaders such as Otto von Bismarck adopted a new kind of conservatism, mixing both liberal, semi-socialistic and conservative policies in order to keep a balance that would … Read more