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Enlightenment vocab

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Socialism An economic and political system based on government control of all businesses, lands and natural resources
Conservatism A philosophy based on gradual development, tradition and social stability, and maintaining established institutions and customs
Nationalism The belief that groups of people are bound together by cultural, ethnic, and territorial links
Fascism A totalitarian form of government in which the goals of the nation are more important than those of the individual
Liberalism A theory of government that pertains to individuals’ personal and private rights to liberty
Rousseau French thinker who developed the idea of the social contract
Communism a theoretical economic and political system where property is collectively owned and society is organized for the benefit of all its members
social contract Government based on an agreement made by the people
The Encylopedia The most famous publication of the Enlightenment
reason logical thinking
secularism playing down the importance of religion
John Locke English philosopher
popular sovereignty Belief that good government must be controlled by the people
the Enlightenment an era of new ideas
Voltaire French writer and leading voice of the Enlightenment
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