The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ which was established in 1922‚ was the first communist state in the world. Run by the general secretary‚ the equivalent of the position of the president in the United States‚ the communist party controlled the government‚ and the government controlled all of the industry and agriculture. Yet‚ under such strict government control‚ the Soviet Union ended in collapse in the year 1991. The main contributing factor towards the downfall of the USSR was the
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carefully rationed.” Vladimir Lenin said this‚ he was the founder of the Soviet Union‚ a command economy that collapsed in 1991. This quote summarizes the type of control that he believed was required to create a utopian country. In a command economy‚ the government makes all decisions on jobs‚ land‚ and production‚ which leads to many social and political ramifications. This fact‚ along with a multitude of other factors‚ led to the Soviet Union’s collapse. In general‚ there is scarcely a command economy
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Communism in the Soviet Union and Why it Failed Communism is defined as "a system of political and economic organization in which property is owned by the community and all citizens share in the enjoyment of the common wealth‚ more or less according to their need." In 1917 the rise of power in the Marxist-inspired Bolsheviks in Russia along with the consolidation of power by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin‚ the word communism came to mean a totalitarian system controlled by a single political
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Capitalism-communist antagonism between the Soviet Union and the USA arises from the conflict of ideologies held by each state. Marxism ideology is adopted by the Soviet Union as the rationalization for a communist government and covers both economy as the structure of society and the perceived weakness of capitalism. The structure of society is on the basis of labor and the exchange of goods‚ and the distribution of goods and money between classes. A capitalist state ensures imbalance of power
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debated topic among businesspeople‚ economists and politicians in the recent years. Globalisation is defined as “the shift towards a more integrated interdependent world economy” (Hill‚ Cronk‚ & Wickramasekera‚ 2008). The trend towards greater globalization has been driven by two macro factors. The first factor is the declining trade and investment barriers that have occurred since the end of World War 2 (Hill‚ Cronk‚ & Wickramasekera‚ 2008). The next factor is the dramatic technology developments
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US Overwhelmed at Home At the end of the second world war in 1945‚ only two dominant forces had prevailed; the United States and the Soviet Union. While both suffered major casualties‚ none of which compared to those in Europe or Japan‚ they still retained the facilities to establish a new world order and fill the void of such power vacuum. However‚ tensions ensued due to the conflicting nature of their perspectives on the new world order‚ which were backed by their own national interest. The US
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If The Soviets continued……. FLASHBACK: USSR or The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Soviet Union‚ had many names but no individuality. It was a conglomeration of 15 Soviet Republics‚ governed as a single party state and led by the communist party at its centre with Moscow as its capital. None of these states were independent but they had their independent issues. The soviet governed from the year 1922 to 1991‚ it kept U.S.A’s powers in check consistently but in that course the expenditure
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The United State and The Soviet Union‚ one represents capitalism‚ the other one represents socialism both benefited from the result of World War II and became two of the most powerful country in the world. Because of the relationship between capitalism and socialism was a teeter-totter‚ one rises‚ the other one must falls‚ The United State was already has more wealth‚ power and influence than the Soviet Union‚ and in order to maintain its status quo‚ the United States must fought the Cold war to
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Hitler’s Invasion of the Soviet Union “We only need to kick in the front door and the whole rotten edifice will come tumbling down” – Adolf Hitler. Little truth these words held‚ if only Der Fuhrer knew. The Invasion of the Soviet Union had brought about many outcomes that would change World War II in the allies favor. A few of these outcomes included: the waste of vast amounts of German resources‚ the break of the none-aggression pact resulting in Russia declaring war on Germany and joining the
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the Soviet Union‚ a Eurasian state that had begun running in 1922. By the year of 1985‚ the Soviet Union was a struggling country that was still suffering from the actions of former rulers. A new ruler‚ president Mikhail Gorbachev‚ had been set by this time. Mikhail was a man who knew the issues the Soviet Union faced‚ had set out to change its own government in order to make the country a better place‚ and tried everything in his power to improve it. Yet‚ despite his efforts‚ the Soviet Union had
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