The "ide(a)" ology of Conservatism, Liberalism and Nationalism

This week in class we discussed, what the major political ideologies of the 19th century and how they influenced social and political action. In 6 groups, two for each ideology, we made one minute videos or presentations. As a class we voted on which groups video was best for conservatism, liberalism, and nationalism. 

 My group had conservatism as our ideology. We made a common craft style video. We explained that conservatives liked things to be traditional. They believed that monarchy works. They also believed that if something is going wrong look at worked in the past and take ideas from that. Conservatism influenced social action by not believing in innovation and reform. New ideas weren't welcome and the people suffered. It influenced political actions when they support monarchy. 

Some people, like liberalists, didn't believe in monarchy. Conservatives believed that when things happen in order to upset tradition, chaos is caused and everything falls apart. 

Liberalism was the belief that the task of the government was to promote individual liberty. They viewed tradition as an obstacle to freedom so they argued in favor of reform. The also believed in God given natural rights. Liberalism impacted social action and political action by supporting meritocracy. Meritocracy, or the system where people are rewarded on their merit and not their social class, changed the way people thought about liberalism. It made for a new way of government. Nationalism is the bringing together of nations through shared language, customs and history. Nationalists believe in natural boundaries, shared cultural traits, and a historical destiny to fulfill. Nationalism influenced political and social action by being an ally with liberalism. This way a lot of people are in favor of new things and have a bigger outlook than the conservatives.