AP Euro Unit 7 Literature Flashcards
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| 3852367720 | Frankenstein: MW Shelley | An arrogant scientist played God and created life and bad things happened. There are mysteries that man is not meant to solve. | 0 | |
| 3852370345 | Ode on a Grecian Urn: Keats | A romantic poem based on the pictures on an ancient Greek vase. "Beauty is truth, truth is beauty..." | 1 | |
| 3879403134 | Sanitary Conditions of the Laboring Population in Britain: Chadwick | A blueprint for a system of safe, clean water and sewer pipes; it makes modern city life possible. | 2 | |
| 3879405871 | The Condition of the Working Class in England: Engels | A heartbreaking description of the suffering and poverty of the urban proletariat. | 3 | |
| 3901147762 | On Liberty: Mill | The Bible of liberalism; he argues for basic human rights, law and order, and business stability. "The government that governs best, governs least." | 4 | |
| 3901149772 | On the Subjugation of Women: Mill | An argument that women deserve the exact same rights as men, including the right to vote. | 5 | |
| 3901152732 | Principles of Population: Malthus | He argued that the world's population was rising faster than the ability of the Earth to sustain it; "Starvation is inevitable." He was wrong. | 6 | |
| 3901156007 | Political Economy and Taxation: Ricardo | An economics text that argues that labor is governed by the laws of supply and demand. "Iron law of wages." | 7 | |
| 3901157390 | A Tale of Two Cities: Dickens | On the surface it's about the French Revolution; it is really a warning to nineteenth century Britain that the same thing will happen there if they don't take care of the poor. | 8 | |
| 3901161754 | A Christmas Carol: Dickens | A very heavy handed warning to the bourgeoisie that they need to change their ways and treat the poor fairly. | 9 | |
| 3901164678 | What is Property?: Proudhon | Property is theft. The bourgeoisie steal the value of the proletariat's labor. What a load of crap. | 10 | |
| 3901168598 | The Communist Manifesto: Marx/Engels | The Bible of communism. It explains the philosophy including total abolition of private property, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and world revolution. | 11 | |
| 3917832297 | The Book of Household Management: Beeton | It is a guide to middle class women on how to run their home. It includes: recipes, tips for raising children and supervising servants, and etiquette. | 12 | |
| 3919096735 | On the Origin of Species: Darwin | One of the most controversial science texts ever written. He argued that all organic life is in the state of constant change or evolution | 13 |