British History Part 2

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Thomas Malthus-

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Malthus believes that the perfectibility of man is impossible because of the different ratios of the production of food (necessary for the survival of man) and the population. In an effort to alleviate the distress of the poor, laws have been made (especially in England) where by law funds have been collected and dispersed to the financially challenged. Malthus claims that these laws do not make a difference for the better but rather spread the effects of poverty. What might in theory help the poor is educating them in the true cause of their poverty, which Malthus says is over population.

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David Lloyd George-

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a man is responsible for his own wealth. Promotes civil and religious equality.

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Friedrich Engels-

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helped write the communist manifesto with Marx. . Encouraging political revolution in England. Engels says that the greatest consequence of the industrial revolution is the disappearance of craftsmanship and small businesses in the British economy. Now there is no hope for working class citizens to improve their situation. He also compares the working class of Britain to a new form of slavery, the only difference being that the old from was acknowledged and this one is disguised. Engels predicts that because of the extremity of the circumstances of the working class, there will soon be a revolution in England.

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Isabella Beeton-

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talks about servants and how to run an effective household. She describes how the servants should act.

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John Stuart Mill-

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Champion of political liberalism. Wanted a democracy with safeguards
Rights of the people are best protected when the people themselves protect them, not necessarily the govt. Diversity brings prosperity. If everybody protected themselves, humanity would, as a whole be safe. The disenfranchised are the only ones in danger in a democracy. Supports workers rights. The more freedom people have, the greater the prosperity. The only danger in democracy is political insignificance. Only the educated should vote. The person with the most education should be the winner. The vote should be extended to every “educated” person

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Samuel Wilberforce-

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against Darwin and his theory. Points out its defects

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Thomas Henry Huxley-

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Defends Darwin’s theory.

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Benjamin Disraeli -

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prime minister and leader of conservative party. Argued for the monarchy and the empire. (Prime minister right after the death of Prince Albert.) He wants to maintain the empire. Imperialist. Wanted to expand. Military code…better for England to become bigger than be content with its size and power.

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Joseph Chamberlain-

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colonies are a source of wealth. Imperialist. He argues that the main reason to keep the colonies is in order to promote civilization, not to gain money. Britain has the responsibility to civilize the world.

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Alfred Lord Tennyson-

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a great, great writer. Poet laureate (official national poet.) Fierce patriot. Mouthpiece of all British patriots. Looked ate the monarch as the mother of the empire.

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Rudyard Kipling-

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sarcastic. “We must take on the burden of civilizing the world.” His meaning is a warning—stop thinking that you’re racially superior.

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George Bernard Shaw-

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Outlines policies of the Fabian society and other socialist groups. Viewed as a coward. Fabians: accepts democratic gov. Freedom of arts, expression, and writing. Independent of Private capitalism.

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John A. Hobson-

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anti imperialist. Also a journalist and economist. Colonies are not even beneficial to the empire, just private sector. Criticizes the Boer war and Britain’s action in Africa.

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Winston Churchill—

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Britain will stand alone” anti socialist, socialism is week.

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Herbert Henry Asquith-

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prime minister of England at the beginning of WW1

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Siegfried Sassoon-

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greatest ww1 poet. Describes how people went off to war excited, but soon became disillusioned. High minded about

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Bertrand Russell-

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pacifism. Major pacifist of all time. Didn’t want to go to war, was vocal about it and went to prison for it. Major philosopher and writer. Churchill loathed him.

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Sir Oswald Mosley-

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fanciest. All about nationalism. Fascism will become accepted worldwide. Believed that Britain needs a change and their movements are misunderstood in Britain. Class tension a huge problem, and they see greedy capitalists as a problem. The poverty of the war struck Europe and the working class.

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Adolf Hitler-

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incorporate Austria into Germany. make it one country. France needed Britain in order to prevail. Trying to inspire fellow Germans to take over other little countries. Operation Green (Hilter)—the document about how they were going to invade Czechoslovakia.

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Neville chamberlain -

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in his diary says that Hitler is some sort of lunatic. He is against the idea that Britain could ever triumph over Germany. House of Commons speech: willing to let go of…. He wasn't too excited about saving Czechoslovakia.

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Clement Attlee

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post war labour minister

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Mathew Arnold

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Poet and social critic. Says that the world is losing faith

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David Lloyd George-

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a man is responsible for his own wealth. Promotes civil and religious equality.