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Pragmatic

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using whatever works without using theory or ideology

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Ideologue

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someone who believes passionately in an ideology

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Ideology

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belief system that society can be improved by following certain doctrines

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Classic Liberalism

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ideology founded by Adam Smith to keep government out of economy; became U.S. conservatism

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Modern Liberalism

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ideology favoring government intervention to correct economic and social ills; U.S. liberalism

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Conservatism

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ideology of keeping systems largely unchanged

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Revisionist

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changing and ideology or view of history

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Social Democracy

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mildest form of socialism, promoting welfare measures but not state ownership of industry

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Communism

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Marxist theory merged with Leninist organization into a totalitarian party

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Imperialism

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amassing of colonial empires, mostly by European powers; pejoratively in Marxist terms

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Maoism

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extreme form of communism, featuring guerilla warfare and periodic upheavels

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Titoism

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moderate, decentralized, partially market form of communism

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Nationalism

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a people’s heightened sense of cultural, historical, and territorial identity, unity, and sometimes greatness

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Fascism

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extreme form of nationalism with elements of racism, socialism, and militarism

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Neoconservatism

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U.S. ideology of former liberals turning to conservative causes and methods

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Libertarianism

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U.S. ideology in favor of shrinking all government power in favor of individual freedom

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Feminism

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ideology of psychological, political, and economic equality for women

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Environmentalism

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ideology to save an endangered nature through regulation and lifestyle changes

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Islamism

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Muslim religion turned into a political ideology