How do ideologies cause conflict? Tuesday 17th November 2020 All: Be able to categorise different types of ideologies. Most: Be able to understand the key causes of new ideologies. Some: Be able to analyse how differing ideologies can cause conflict. Please write your answers in here. 1. What is an ideology? 2. What shared ideas does our country have on: ● Religion ● Money ● Values 1. 2. L/O: To be able to understand that differing ideologies can cause conflict. With Guest Judge Louise Parry, a journalist from BBC Three Counties Radio. What’s this all about? Prizes for the Winner and Runner up and their pieces will be showcased in Chiltern Academy’s very own school newsletter. Paired Starter Who are they? Delete this and write here Do they seem happy? Delete this and write here What might be going on? Delete this and write here L/O: To be able to understand that differing ideologies can cause conflict. Independent Different types of ideology Social ideologies [How should you live] Economic ideologies [how a society should manage money] Political ideologies [how a country should be run/governed] Philosophical ideologies [what you should believe] Right wing Using your list of definitions of ideologies from last lesson, add examples under each category. L/O: To be able to understand that differing ideologies can cause conflict. Ideology Shared idea about the ideal way of life, including money, government, belief and culture. Nationalism A strong belief and interest in the identity and beliefs about their nation Communism A social and economic system based on the idea that everything should be owned by the community and everyone should contribute. Capitalism An economic and political system where there is the belief that a country’s trade and industry is controlled privately and not by the state. A belief that you earn what you contribute, not everything is shared equally. Imperialism A political policy that a country should expand its power and influence by expanding its geographical borders, to spread its ideology, beliefs or way of life. Fascism An extreme right ideology which holds a belief in a leader having total power, strong nationalism and often is characterised by oppression through force. Democracy A belief that everyone should have the right to vote, to have a say, to live freely with access to their human rights. Dictatorship A belief in one leader having total power and control, no elections and often a lack of access to human rights. Right Wing Often conservative ideals wanting things to remain the same or tradition. A belief that the government should not interfere in people’s lives. Left Wing Often more liberal, focuses on ensuring everyone is cared. Open to change and progress, with a belief that government should help people. Independent How do ideologies start? Match the cause with the correct explanation/ development Add the factor of influence each one might be categorised under. Ideologies generally don’t just appear, there are multiple causes that lead to the birth of new ideologies. Throughout this topic you will be shown a range of the major ideologies, you will need to use this cause resource to refer back to. L/O: To be able to understand that differing ideologies can cause conflict. National context If a government has failed to fix concerns the people have or fail to respond adequately to the needs of the people, this can lead people to think up new ways of doing things and new ideologies. Reading certain texts Some places experience extreme hardship like famine, economic crisis, war or natural disasters. This can encourage people to look for extreme solutions and starting new ideologies. Failures in government What is going on in the country, the type of society it has, the experiences they have had can affect the type of ideologies that appear. Travel and globalisation By reading certain texts, articles or books which might encourage the reader to think differently about the way things should be and inspire them to act upon these ideas in society. Developments like new theories in science Some people have greater influence in society to influence lots of people, they have charisma, skills of motivation and are able to encourage a new way of thinking to emerge. In reaction to Political extremism [strong views to the right of left] or stagnancy [things have stayed the same] When travelling to different countries, you might learn about new ways of doing things, radical new ideas about the world which might inspire someone to bring that ideology back. Difficult circumstances like war, famine, natural disasters. A person’s past experiences, beliefs, religion and upbringing will affect the way they see the world, it might encourage them to react to this or influence others to follow their way of thinking. Influential individuals In some countries, people can react strongly against strong political ideas like communism, it can encourage people to go the other way and create new ideologies. Also if there is a lack of political growth or change, this can encourage people to look for something radical to change the status quo. Dissatisfied [unhappy] elite [people with wealth or power] or populace [general people] After big changes in society, like a new idea or event about politics, work, science, Religion, people or money can lead to new ideologies. When things change, new possibilities appear. Individual Background The people at the time are not happy, these can be the majority of the population or a small group like intellectuals or elites [wealthy]. This can lead them to take matters into their own hands and create new ideologies about how things should be. Why do ideologies lead to conflict? 1. Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? ● Who benefits? ● Who might lose out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. L/O: To be able to understand that differing ideologies can cause conflict. Communism • • • • • • • • Everyone works. No class system-no rich or poor but the workers should rise up. Wealth is distributed equally Power is shared by a group of people but often led by one leader. Everything is owned and controlled by the government. Everyone should ensure the interests of ‘the people’ is upheld at all costs, any behaviour out of the norm will be punished or eradicated. Can involve censorship [cutting out/covering up] of anything which might damage the ‘interests of the people’. Religion is banned, the power of the people is the highest power. 1. Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? Who benefits and who loses out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. Write your answer here. Capitalism • • • • • • • • • • Everyone is ‘equal’ but not everyone has the same. What work you do is what you earn. Class system-super rich, rich, middle class, working class, and those in poverty. Wealth is distributed unequally. The government did not interfere in businesses, this is called the free market. Power is shared by often an elected [voted in] group of people and often led by one democratically elected leader. Everything is privately owned and controlled by the people, this leads to health care and other services being inaccessible to many people due to unfair prices. Everyone should ensure the interests of the ‘individual’ is upheld at all costs. People can believe what they want but the religion of consumerism is heavily present. People are free to do what they want with their lives as long as it is within the law. 1. Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? Who benefits and who loses out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. Write your answer here. Anarchism 1. • • • • • • • • • • People can work if they want to, it is voluntary. Any businesses are more like cooperatives where the people run and manage it voluntarily. Everyone is free to live life as they wanted to, with no leader or government to tell them what to do. Uniformity is discouraged, people are free express themselves. Society is run super democratically, if there is enough of a will/desire then something is passed but it must not infringe on the freedoms of the people. Homes should not be owned by people, people should not have to rent property. People should live in cooperative housing. No hierarchical power [no one above the other] Everything is shared through mutual agreement. Everyone should ensure the freedom of ‘the people’ is upheld at all costs. Any beliefs which seem like a form of controlling behaviour or freedoms would not work within this society. Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? Who benefits and who loses out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. Write your answer here. Left • • • • • • • If you can work then do but if you are unable to work the government will help you. Strong welfare system where the needs of the people are met, and people have the right to these services. A universal basic income which acts as a safety net allowing people to work as much or as little as they can and explore careers which might not bring in as much income, work part time and work around the needs of their families. Strong democratic system which can lead to national and local votes on specific laws planned to be passed by government. Reforms [improvements] in Education, the prison system, voting systems happen when needed. Most services like railway, health care, education are managed by the government to ensure that costs are regulated [stop people paying unfair prices] Everyone should ensure the democratic and human rights of the people is upheld. 1. Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? Who benefits and who loses out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. Write your answer here. Right • • • • • • • • The people need to work to support themselves financially, the government gives limited support to provide for people unable to work. Wealth is distributed unequally, with many who are very rich. Large businesses are protected and given greater freedoms than smaller businesses. Any reforms made to key services like education or policing are done to maintain a set of beliefs about society and people. Power is often shared by a group of people but often led by one leader, mostly voted in democratically. Everything is privately owned and controlled by individuals. Everyone should ensure that traditions and values are upheld at all costs. People can follow any religion but some religions might conflict with some traditions. 1. Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? Who benefits and who loses out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. Write your answer here. Fascism • • • • • • • • • 1. Everyone works, anyone who is a drain on society needs re-education or attend labour camps. Wealth is built by encouraging industries which strengthen the country’s independence and power. Strong control of culture to ensure traditional values and behaviours are upheld, anyone who fails to fit in are re-educated. Power is held by the leader or dictator, who has absolute control. Others may be given power on behalf of this person. Everything is controlled by the government. Everyone should ensure the interests of ‘the nation’ is upheld at all costs. Censorship of the press, film, art, radio, to ensure that people only hear messages the leader wants them to hear. Only the accepted Religion is allowed, any other religions are banned, those that don’t conform are punished. Anyone who fails to fit in to the culture created, to follow the rules of the leader, to protect the nation Read each ideology and discuss for each one: What might life be like living under that ideology? Who benefits and who loses out? [think about young, old, healthy, sick, wealthy, poor] Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most similar to each other. Write your answer here. 1. Now decide which ideologies are most different to each other. Write your answer here. One of the key conflicts over ideology was the... Watch the video on the Cold War and look at how a clash of ideologies caused conflict. How did the Cold War cause a clash of ideologies? Please write your answer here. Independent Which ideologies may cause conflict and cooperation? Conflict or Cooperation? Ideology 1 Why? Communism Left Capitalism Fascism Right Fill in your own table now showing where there might be conflict or cooperation between each ideology. L/O: To be able to understand that differing ideologies can cause conflict.
