Morality Since the Enlightenment (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Enlightenment period dates
Enlightenment period dates
1700-1800s
3 moral areas changed since Enlightenment
3 moral areas changed since Enlightenment
War, slavery, capital punishment
WWI deaths (approx.)
WWI deaths (approx.)
16.5 million
WWI nickname
WWI nickname
The war to end all wars
WWII deaths (approx.)
WWII deaths (approx.)
62.4-78.4 million
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
Nuclear war would destroy world forever
Satyagraha meaning
Satyagraha meaning
Truth force - Gandhi's non-violent philosophy
Wilberforce's main achievement
Wilberforce's main achievement
Led campaign to abolish slavery in British Empire
British slave trade abolished (year)
British slave trade abolished (year)
1807
British slavery abolished (year)
British slavery abolished (year)
1833
Lincoln's slavery document
Lincoln's slavery document
Emancipation Proclamation
Eleanor Roosevelt's HR work
Eleanor Roosevelt's HR work
Supervised development of UDHR
Modern slavery estimate
Modern slavery estimate
45 million people
Wilberforce campaign duration
Wilberforce campaign duration
18 years
Who influenced Wilberforce on abolition?
Who influenced Wilberforce on abolition?
Thomas Clarkson