II era‚ one particular political movement rose to prominent status: Communism. China‚ Cuba‚ North Korea and many Eastern Bloc countries made this shift‚ all through the help of revolution. This is understandable given that Communism is appealing. Communism helps to support everyone and puts society on an equal playing field. The problem lies in its application; Communism looks great on paper‚ but it is abysmal in practice. Communism causes politi cal instability and economic turmoil. This paper will
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Communism (from Latin communis - common‚ universal) is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless‚ moneyless‚ and stateless social order structured upon common ownership of the means of production‚ as well as a social‚ political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order.[1] This movement‚ in its Marxist–Leninist interpretations‚ significantly influenced the history of the 20th century‚ which saw intense rivalry between the "socialist world" (socialist
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Communism is designed to bring people together‚ but history shows what Communism has done to Europe and how it still affects the world today. The Lenin Shipyards in Poland is the best example of how Communism destroys the working class. The Lenin Shipyards were controlled by Lenin‚ a Communist leader that came into power after WW1. Although Communism further divided the wealthy aristocrats from the working class citizens‚ it increased the bond between lower class citizens‚ who fought for what’s right
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communist government haunted Russia during this time period‚ not allowing Russia to develop as quickly as other nations (Student Resources Gale‚ “End” ). Lacking a strong government Russia is affected economically and socially due to Communism. In addition‚ Communism has lead Russia downhill during the beginning of the Cold War in 1945. President Ronald Reagan increasing the military budget; Mikhail Gorbachev expanded the Soviet Union military spending as well. “Not being able to overcome the economic
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. Fascism and Communism are two different forms of government that were very similar. Fascism is a 20th century form of nationalistic‚ militaristic‚ totalitarian dictatorship that seeks to create a feasible society through strict regimentation of national and individual lives. Communism is type of government in which there is no private property and the government controls the entire economy. Communism tries to satisfy the basic needs of society by sharing work and benefits. Both theories were dictatorships
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Communism in China as we know has played a major role in the countries political system over the past century. Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao were the co-founders of the communist party in 1921. At the time China was in a world or turmoil ever since the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. For 10 years China was lost in a world with new ideas coming from all over the world. At the time‚ Duxiu and Dazhao saw an opportunity to bring change throughout a weakened China and they exploited it. The communist influence
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theoretically‚ help to raise labor productivity and advance a society in its development. Communist ideology advocates universal education with a focus on developing the proletariat with knowledge‚ class consciousness‚ and historical understanding. Communism supports the emancipation of women and the ending of their exploitation. Both cultural and educational policy in communist states have emphasized the development of a "New Man"—a class-conscious‚ knowledgeable‚ heroic‚ proletarian person devoted
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Communism in China Chinese Revolution In 1949 the communist leader Mao Zedong decided upon the creation of the People’s Republic of China or PRC‚ which then resulted in the end of a full scale civil war between Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party. This war happened immediately after WWII. They stormed through China‚ over running cities and taking power from warlords. In the middle of the Chinese unrest the Japanese attacked Manchuria‚ the Government of the Republic of
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The causes of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe were that it had no popular support‚ political downfall‚ and economic problems. The fact that the USSR had gained all of its money from the Eastern European states (after world war 2)‚ Stalin’s paranoia of the West forced him to put all that money into defensive arms and therefore none of that money was being channeled into the country. Many historians would argue that it was at this point that the USSR began its downward spiral and this is
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Communism and Capitalism Nowadays‚ the inequality between the rich and the poor is a very controversial and sensitive topic. Over the past 50 years‚ the gap between the poor and the wealthy in the United States has widened. The American Society has been heading in one direction as it is quite observable that the wealth in the United States is becoming distributed among few super-rich individuals. According to Gilson and Perot in "It’s the Inequality Stupid‚" and a Harvard Business School report‚
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