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    very diverse meaning or having one very similar to another one‚ either way they are all different in their own little way. Though this book resembled something more of both totalitarianism and communism. “Of course the Elders knew that‚ from their observation” (Lowry 15). Both totalitarianism and communism use the power of surveillance‚ to see what the citizens are up to and if they are actually obeying the rules like they should be. The difference with totalitarianism‚ that type of government uses

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    Some similarities between Marxism and Socialism is that Marxism theory is derived directly from Socialism. For example‚ both Ideology believe that there should be no class classifications‚ but in order to achieve this‚ the proletariat must overthrow the dictators and replace them with the proletariat in order to have "lasting peace" and for the first time‚ "genuine freedom."(1) One difference is‚ Socialism wants capitalism and Marxism does not. Marxism believes that capitalism is the main cause

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    American Yawp‚ Ch 25). America is in a race against stockpiling weapons‚ weapons of mass destruction and complete annihilation of cities and towns from the dominant threat of communism. The American government was now focused on ways of containing and keeping communism from spreading. In Joseph McCarthy’s address on Communism‚ we see the importance of how this becomes a significant

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    Communism: The Effects on North Korea “North Korea is one of the most secretive countries on earth. It’s regarded as an intelligence black hole” (“Inside North Korea”). North Korea‚ a communist dictatorship‚ is known to be very secretive‚ but also is one of the cruelest countries on earth to its people. “Communism is a political‚ social‚ and economic system in which the government is based on a collective society with land‚ property‚ and economic activities controlled by the state” (Lansford 9)

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    According to the Marxist theory‚ socialism is the stage that follows capitalism in the transition of a society to communism. The vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution of goods and services in the community as a whole‚ characterize this system of social organization. Another common definition of a socialist form of government is the one that attempts to reduce social‚ economic‚ medical‚ and political inequalities among its’ people. Inequalities are the norm

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    witnessed the confrontation of two political‚ social‚ and economic ideologies: capitalism and communism. Capitalism appeared when Scottish economist Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations" during the late 1700’s. Almost a century later‚ as a reaction to capitalism‚ Karl Marx published "The Communist Manifesto"; a book that harshly criticized capitalism and predicted its fall. Capitalism and communism are two extremely different systems. They mainly differ by their economic and social visions

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    Communism. A form of a classless government. Created my Karl Marx in the 18th century communism has become one of the most controversial forms of government out there. It all started from a book called “The Communist Manifesto”‚ written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In this book‚ they coveted to end free enterprise feeling that it was the social class framework that prompted to the abuse of workers. The workers that were abused would create class cognizance. At that point there would be a

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    Fear of the Unknown Yolanda Spencer History 145 September 25‚ 2013 Rona Staurt For me living under the threat of nuclear war would have been horrendous for me and my family. Living in fear everyday knowing that at any moment a country could drop a nuclear bomb on me and my family and annihilate us is a very scary thought. To live under threat of a nuclear war is to have the realization that your destiny and your family destiny is in the hands of a country that your country

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    identification of the Communist state as the source of much of the unrest throughout the world.”1 The Soviet Union and the United States were allies in the World War II. But after those years things seemed to come crumbling down. He claimed that the power of Communism was growing “The peoples of a number of countries of the world have recently had totalitarian regimes forced upon them against their will. The Government of the United States has made frequent protests against coercion and intimidation‚ in violation

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    the communist government run by the Soviet Union. Communism‚ unlike democracy‚ is a policy where the government owns and controls all property and natural

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