How Did Liberalism Change Throughout The 20th Century

Like any other political doctrines, liberalism is seriously sensitive to circumstances and time. Each of country’s liberalism is different, and also changes in every generation. This historical development of liberal view over recent times has been a movement from the mistrust of the state’s power and authority on the notion that it tends to be used in different ways other than required, to a willingness to use the power of its government in the correction perceived inequities in the distribution of wealth that has resulted from economic competition inequities that supposedly deprive some people from an equal opportunity to live freely. The increase and distribution of governmental power and responsibility sought by liberals during the 20th century was clearly opposed to the contrivance government advocated by liberals during the earlier period. during the 19th centuries liberals generally formed the party of business as well as the entrepreneurial middle class, because much of the 20th centuries were more likely to restrict work and regulate business for the benefit of providing greater opportunities for laborer's as well as consumers. In every case, the liberal's inspiration was the same an antagonism to the
hostility of power to concentrations of power which threatens the freedom of the individual preventing him from realizing his ultimate potentials, along with a willingness to cross examine and reform social institutions during light of new needs. This type of willingness is affected by a strong sudden need to change, which is what distinguishes the liberal from the radical. It is considered eagerness to suddenly welcome and encourage useful change and ideas however, that differentiates the conservatives from the liberals, which believes that change is at least more likely to result in loss as in gain. liberal ideas were not noticeable in European politics/government until during the early 16th century, liberalism has a substantial prehistory which has dated back to the Middle Ages as well as earlier. during the Middle Ages the rights and responsibilities for individuals were determined by his position in a hierarchical social order that placed great stress upon acceptance and conformity. The aspirations of national rulers and the requirements of increasing industries and commerce had led gradually to the adoption for economic policies based on the beliefs of profitable trading, there's a school of thought that advocated governments intercession in a country’s economy in increasing states wealth and powers. As such interventions increasingly created interests and inhibited enterprise, it was later challenged newly emerging middle class which wee members. This challenge was a huge factor during the great revolutions that rocked both France and England both the 17th and 18th centuries equally. The most notably the English Civil wars of 1642 to 1651, as well as the glorious resolution 1688, the American resolution in1775 and the French resolution 1978.
We will be looking at the different types of liberalism to aid understanding more on how it could be similar or different with each other
Classical liberalism; Kant believed majorly that states despite being in the state of anarchic environment could bring about a state of perpetual peace as well. EMMANUEL KANT, PERPECTUAL PEACE.

Woodrow Wilson who is also the only president with a PhD view was on the Reliance's on open and open diplomacy rather than secrete agreements, the freedom of the seas , Free trade, Reduction of the military forces and weapons, The permission for Russia to self-determine their own government, Respecting for Belgium's Integrity, the Restoration of the French Territory, Italy receiving territories based upon ethnicity, the Austria-Hungary receiving fair development opportunities, the Independence in the Balkan states, self-will and determination for the ottoman Empire and granting free passages through the Dardanelles, the Independence of Poland, The creation of the League of Nations to guarantee independence for all the countries whether small or big.
Interdependence Liberalism; Interdependence Liberalism can mean total dependence, the government and people are affected by what happens elsewhere, as seen by the actions of their counterparts in other countries, A high level of transactional relationship between countries, and a high level of interdependence basically these liberals argued that a high division of work in the international economy would increase interdependence between states also discourage and possibly reduce violent conflict between states. Complex interdependence is presumably different from the earlier and simpler kinds of interdependences under the complex interdependencies. Actors are increasingly important as well as military force which is a less useful instrument, Welfares is slowly becoming the primary goal and concerns of the states. Therefore, the world is more cooperative in interdependence relationship.
Republican Liberalism; Republican Liberalism was built on claims that liberal democracies are more peaceful as well as law abiding than is their political systems. it was claimed by Michael Doyle that there are three elements that democracy leads to peace with other democracies which are the existence of domestic political cultures based on peaceful conflict and resolution
That democracies hold common moral value that leads to the formation of the pacific union Peace between democracies is strengthened through the economic operation and interdependence. The democratic do not go to war against each other owing to its domestic culture of peaceful conflict and resolution with its common moral values, its mutually beneficial ties of economic interdependence as well as cooperation