3. Socio- political thought.

Main political theories were: conservatism, liberalism, socialism

***Conservatism

***Liberalism

****Socialism

2. Questions for test

a. Different points of view on the beginning of modern history

b. Characteristic features of the second industrial revolution

c. Main features of capitalism

d. Main features of imperialism.

e. Major political theories of the XX century.

Symbols of the second industrial revolution:

1. atomic energy, oil, chemistry

2. electricity, steel, oil

3. electricity, computer, oil

4. oil, computer, chemistry

The highest stage of capitalism is called:

1. conservatism

2. imperialism

3. liberalism

4. communism

Main political theories at the beginning of the XX century were:

1. conservatism, liberalism, socialism

2. conservatism, communism, neo-conservatism

3. reformism, socialism, social- democratic

4. conservatism, socialism, colonialism

What were the main characteristic features of capitalism:

1. private property, agriculture, trade

2. private property, rivalry, market economy

3. private property, modernization, isolation

4. private property, neo-conservatism, privatization

What characteristics refer to imperialism:

1. monopoly, manufactures, private property

2. monopoly, finance oligarchy ,redivision of the world

3. division of the world, transnational monopolies

4. imperialist wars, nationalization of industry

What is the right logic order ( development of the world societies):

A) traditional, post traditional, industrial

B) traditional, industrial, postindustrial

C) traditional, capitalist, socialist

D) agrarian, imperialist, socialist

Glossary

Modern history- новая история

Contemporary history- новейшая история

Monopolistic capital- монополистический капитал

State corporate capitalism- государственный корпоративный капитализм

Uneven development-неравномерное развитие

Reference

Мир в 20 веке. М.2000

Новейшая история стран Европы и Америки. Т.1., М. 2001, Глава 1, стр.9-30

Modern Europe, 2003, p.144-161

2. Workers’ movement at the end of the

XIX- beginning of the XX centuries.

1. Brief content of the lecture

1. First organizations of the working class.

Development of capitalism led to the huge concentration of wealth and power. But for millions, living and working conditions were poor. In 1900, the USA had the highest job- related fatality rate of any industrialized nation of the world. Most industrialized workers still worked a 10- hour day ( in steel industry 12 hours), but earned a little. The situation was only worse for children, whose number in the workforce was great.

In all industrialized countries workers became the real political force: they comprised 45-50% of the population.

First organizations were trade- unions.

*American Federation of Labour ( AFL) –

**British Congress of Trade – Unions –

In 1900 Committee of Labour Representatives was formed-

In 1906 it was renamed into Labour Party.

*Germany-

**Forms of struggle