Ethnocentrism is a concept that is referred to a lot in “Society Explained” by Nathan Rousseau. The author describes ethnocentrism as when we think that what we know and are used to is better or more right than something new that is put in front of us. This concept can be applied to many life events. For example ethnocentrism can be applied to my life when talking about college and picking which school I wanted to go to.…
Communism is an economic system in which a governing body pan regulates the economy and responsibility for engendering being shared equipollent by a society. It impacted Americans trust in the administration and prompted an expansion in political conservatism. The Americans of U.S. strongly divided due to the issue of communism. Communism presented a domestic threat to America by the Red Scare, the Cold War and McCarthyism.…
When news broke out that communism was in America, the public was astonished and feared what communism in the U.S. government would do. Many politicians baffled on why they were even trying to run for office. What they did not see coming was the popularity that would follow communism in the future. The fear did not come from the Communist Party itself, but the obsession of a small group of people with power to stop the Red Scare that spread rapidly in the America in both the early 1900’s and 1940’s.…
Politically American society was affected because people were split between opinions on communism. As in document 4 in the Trial of Julies and Ethel Rosenberg, people were either for or…
The fear of communism increased when a series of strikes occurred in 1919. The police of Boston went on strike and 100,000’s of steel and coal workers did likewise. The communists usually always got the blame.…
Even after the end of World War II, the United States and Europe were far from living in peace and harmony. Communism was spreading across Eastern Europe via the Soviet Union, much to the disapproval of the United States and Great Britain, who were originally allies with the Soviets during WWII in the fight against Germany. This spread of communism caused for the USSR’s power to rapidly increase, while also bringing forth the same paranoia and anti-communist sentiments to American citizens that had…
In conclusion communism was an event that affect people all around, and left lasting scars for many. The Modernist response to communism in an aggressive, and rational way in the U.S. You really could not believe in anyone. It was hard to know who was a communist, and who was not. With the Government making the problem even harder to Americans, creating tension in daily lives. People were getting accused, even if there was not any support to back up the claims. In my opinion it should have been dealt with in a more orderly…
As communism spread in the twentieth century, communist regimes initially enacted gender reforms in order to gain a female following. “While women struggled for freedom throughout the western world, communist revolutions were radically equalizing for females, helping the suffragettes everywhere.”However, as feminist movements became more radical, communist governments slowed this reform.While women struggled for freedom throughout the western world, communist revolutions were radically equalizing for females, helping the suffragettes everywhere. The Soviets even had a special part of the government devoted to women, whereas in the west, women struggled to vote, have jobs, or gain political voices. Women’s rights have been a struggle since the…
Communism in this era was a fast growing idea that was becoming widely popular for many countries. Communism is the political theory and philosophy created by the ideas of Karl Marx. Believing the best type of society is where all property is publicly owned and every citizen is paid by their needs and abilities. This idea was the stronghold for Russia and pushed them into power, while on the other hand there was The United States. The United States preached democracy and capitalism two ideals that did not mix well with communist thought.…
Also, when Gorbachev tried to reform communism, it created political unrest. The Soviet Union was losing strength because it couldn’t handle its own reforms. Gorbachev’s main contribution to why the Soviet Union collapsed was “glasnost”, or free press. He also had perestroika, the economic reforms. The reason why glasnost was the one that lead to the USSR’s failure is because in China, only perestroika was introduced and China withstood collapse. However, perestroika…
Three examples of Soviet composers and musicians who made a lasting impact in the world of music included Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Mstislav \"Slava\" Rostropovich. These artists helped introduce the music of high culture to the Soviet masses and sometimes became internationally recognized. Musicians were called on to compose music that could be understood by the masses and uplift the Soviet people. Decent was often quashed and artists were expected to produce works that glorified the Communist Revolution and the new lives of the new Soviet masses, often while criticizing the capitalistic West. Censorship was strenuous, but the Soviet…
Numerous and diverse economic systems have been established throughout the course of global history, impacting society in various ways. Many of these systems include manorialism, capitalism, communism, market economy, and many more. An economic system that has greatly influenced a specific region and its society is communism, established in Russia during the Russian Revolution. During and after World War I, Russia was in chaos due to the opposition of czarist rule, economic hardships, and other dissatisfactions of many. Due to these complications, Russians were pleading for economic and political changes. Communism in Russia immensely affected Russian society as some oppressed this regimen, while others benefited from it.…
Imagine waking up one morning, only to find out that all your investments and savings are gone. So if your bank that you invested all your money in collapsed, you didn’t get any money back. This is what happened to millions of Americans during the 1930s. This era was called the great depression.…
1) “Repeal of the Corn Laws is perhaps better seen as the victory of the masses over the agricultural oligarchy (oligarchy: power resting with a small number of people).” How does this extract present and validate this statement?…
The farther and farther this class drove on through the semester, the more I heard the phrase repeated “what if there is no answer to the question?” In both On Liberty and the Communist Manifesto I feel they address this phrase, just in their own words. There is no one size fits all answer and now I am starting to understand that is truthful. Everyone believes that people are different; they think different, they act different, and they want different things. If that is the case, why should we have a universal government that is “supposed to fit everyone” when we all have different needs and wants. Throughout all of the class discussion that have been had this semester talking about answers and one-size fits all solutions, I just now started to realize what it all meant.…