Question- what kind of socialist was Louis blanc?
Choices- a. a practical socialist
b. a utopian socialist
c. a marxist socialist
d. a "scientific" socialist
Correct Answer- The correct answer is B) a utopian socialist
Explanation#1- Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc was a French politician and historian. A socialist who favored reforms, he called for the creation of cooperatives in order to guarantee employment for the urban poor.
Explanation#2- Louis Blanc, French utopian socialist, noted for his theory of worker-controlled “social workshops. He then later became a member of a committee for electoral reform directed by leaders of the opposition to King Louis-Philippe.
The famous person who was defeated seven times in his political career was Abraham Lincoln. He was defeated for the legislature in 1832 then defeated in run for the Illinois House Speaker in 1838. In 1843 he lost in nomination for Congress and again lost in his re-nomination to Congress in 1848. He was defeated for Senate when legislature in Illinois elects Lyman Trumbull in 1855. In 1856 he was lost in nomination for Vice-President and in 1858 he wins Senate’s popular vote but loses election to Stephen Douglas.
The British abandoned Boston in early 1776 because they were forced out of the country by the American soldiers.
American Revolutionary War was at large, and the Patriots, led by general Washington (who later became the first president of USA) won the battle at Boston, which was bloodless, by the way. This brought an end to an eight-year British occupation of the city.
Mathematics is the characteristic method used to create the Basilica of San Lorenzo.
