Across
- 2. A post-WWII philosophy asserting that life has no inherent meaning, and therefore individuals must create their own purpose.
- 4. The idea that people sharing the same language, history, and culture should have their own independent, sovereign state.
- 5. A post-WWII social trend defining society by the mass purchasing of manufactured goods.
- 8. A 19th-century rebellion against the cold rationality of the Enlightenment, emphasizing intense emotion, nature, and history.
- 10. An economic system championed by Adam Smith based on free markets, competition, and private ownership.
- 11. State-driven economic policy designed to amass wealth via favorable trade balances and the exploitation of colonies.
- 12. A political system where a monarch holds total power, usually justified by divine right.
- 13. The intellectual movement of the Renaissance focusing on classical antiquity, human potential, and the liberal arts.
- 15. Extreme right-wing totalitarianism characterized by aggressive nationalism, militarism, and anti-communism.
Down
- 1. A late 19th-century Jewish nationalist movement seeking a sovereign homeland in response to rising anti-Semitism.
- 3. An ideology championed by Metternich at the Congress of Vienna desiring traditional monarchs, established churches, and the status quo.
- 6. Scientific socialism predicting the inevitable violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie by the proletariat.
- 7. An Enlightenment belief comparing God to a "clockmaker" who created the universe but does not actively intervene in daily life.
- 9. The radical belief that all forms of government are inherently oppressive and must be destroyed.
- 14. A Renaissance focus on the material world here and now, rather than just the spiritual realm.