Reactionary

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/reactionary

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the potential for extremism?Can manifest as radical political extremism in service to re-establishing past conditions
2. What does the word "reactionary" mean?A reactionary is someone who wants to bring back how things were in the past, believing the old way was better than today.
3. How is a reactionary different from a conservative?A conservative wants to keep things the way they are, while a reactionary wants to change things back to an older way.

Status Quo Ante: The state of affairs that existed before a particular event or change occurred.
Social Transformation: A fundamental and often rapid change in the structure, organization, and norms of a society.
Ideology: A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.