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Communism
Communism is a political philosophy that is defined by a classless society in which all goods and property are collectively owned. Some current communist countries include China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea.
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What were the 2 major issues facing eastern Europe after the collapse of communism?
1. What form of government should be formed in the different nations.
2. How to convert a communist economy into a free market economy.
Why is the international symbol of Communism the Hammer and Sickle and who created the symbol?
The hammer and sickle symbol was created during the Russian Revolution in a contest held to create a Soviet emblem. The hammer and sickle signifies the socialist alliance of the industrial working class and the peasants. Yevgeny Ivanovich Kamzolkin won the contest with his entry:
What is the difference between fascists and communism?
A lot. I would direct you to wikipedia or dictionary.com- they'll have good defintions of both terms.
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The fascism has more similarities than differences from the communism, although they claim foes and enemy against each other.
- -They all control a country in name of state.
- -They all exploit people from private possess.
- -They all advocate personal superstition of top political leader.
- -They all split the society by laws into different classes and neglect the principle of human equality.
- -They all discriminate one or few of the social classes by laws and by governmental propaganda, claiming that the majority of society is superior to the minority thereof, therefore persecution and exploitation of the minority have beneficial effects in social progress. Communism claims that proletarian is superior to capitalists or bourgeois while the fascism claims that Aryans are superior to Jewish and other races.
- -They all claim that their political power is not to be challenged and eliminate all possibilities of other politically different existence to maintain their dictatorship. Opposite or different political opinions are considered de facto illegal.
- -They all interfere private life of the individuals in name of people or of working class. Victims of political persecution feel their livings socially difficult or impossible. Secret police or similar functioning organization is widely active to inspect or supervise people's thoughts and speeches.
- -Legislation and trial are controlled only by governing political party.
Although with above there are some differences:
- -Fascism accepts the concept of country while communism thinks that the concept of country will eventually disappear.
- -Facsism thinks the social-class difference eternally exists and one of the government functions is to make every class accept the differences and keep the social order with such differences; Communism thinks social class will disappear and government is temperarily necessary before the whole world units.
In fact the main difference between the fascism and communism is that the former is a dictatorship on base of force while the latter is that on base of utopia.
'Communism' is a nickname for a political ideology that was developed over a long period of time. There is no point in trying to find one single 'year of creation'. It is very closely associated with the philosophy of Karl Marx (1818-1883). From about 1870 onwards most socialist parties in Europe were in one sense or another Marxist. The largest group of Russian Social Democrats, the Bolsheviks headed by Lenin, made very considerable changes to Marxism.
The only country that meets all of those requirements is CHILE, whose socialist President Allende was overthrown in a US-led military coup in 1973, leading to 17 years of a Pinochet autocracy, after which he stepped down after a democratic election in 1990. Chile remains a democracy to this day.
What role does a legislature play in a communist political system?
Generally speaking the legislature of a communist nation is a one party communist legislature. The real political power in a communist country lies in the party's leadership people.
What type of government is more common communism or democracy?
Definitely Communism.... even democratic governments are in most cases just a guise under which the exact same concepts and systems of communism are applied or in the process of being applied. Just look at the United States and there sympathetic view of communism by there intellectuals.
Was communism a threat with the domino theory?
The Domino Theory, as stated by President Eisenhower in regard to Southeast Asia, stated that the practice of Communism in one country would cause nearby countries to fall to the "spread" of communism, like a series of falling dominoes. However, the accuracy of this theory is still under debate, even today. On one hand, the theory is supported by the fact that South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos all became Communist nations after America pulled troops out of Vietnam, thereby "preventing" the proliferation of Communism. This seems to support the theory, as without American intervention, several neighboring countries established Communist governments, all one-after-the-other. However, on the other hand, Communism did not spread any farther than that, even though Eisenhower had claimed that it would. The fact is, other countries in the region, such as Indonesia and Thailand, remained untouched. The American government was worried about a unified Communist block that would extend through Asia via the Domino Theory, but this was also disproven when two Communist nations, Cambodia and Vietnam, waged war against each other, thereby shattering beliefs that Communism in Southeast Asia was a unified network of countries.
Is China the friendliest Communist country?
No. It is not friendly, but rather a country that is predominantly predatory. They hack into US computer systems, enforce trade laws that undermine outside trade, and many of the products that come out of China are made using slave labor and poorly made. A Communist country by it's very definition is a country that is into controlling the people of their country, keeping outside influence out, and maintaines a military stance toward the outside world.
The creators of communism were not Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. They were both born in Prussia. I do not know so much about Engels but I do know much about Marx. Karl Marx first thought of Communist views in the 1840's. Now basically he bealived that the working class deserved much more then what they recieved. The word "Marxist" or "Marxism" comes from his views. Marx died in the 1880's in his 70's I bealive, and Engels died in the 1890's in his 70's. They both are known as the "Fathers of Communism", more Karl then Friedrich. There views did not die, for the super power of the USSR came after the Russian Revolution of 1917, with the leader of Vladimir Lenin. There are many different forms of Communism but most people here in North America think of Joseph Stalin when they hear of it, or they think of radical kids and adults fighting the government. I myself am 14 and i find myself to be Marxist. The only reason people hate Communism is because it is the opposite of Capitalism of which is North American. If you wish to find a very inpirational man then search up "Che Guevara" North Americans find him to be a symbol of rebelion but i find him to be a man of the people of poverty, he was a hero. I hope I helped!
Did Vladimir Lenin write 'The Communist Manifesto'?
No. It was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
What countries were affected by communism?
Currently there are five countries that are still ruled by communism.
-Laos
-China
-Vietnam
-North Korea
-Cuba
Why is communism more popular in Asia than Africa?
Communis is more prevalent in Asia because of the influence of the Soviet Union and imperialism. Most of Africa was colonized by democratic empires such as Britain, France and Belgium. Therefore, the sphere of influence in Africa was under democratic eyes. Yet in Asia, the Soviets helped foster communist movements against Imperial powers. In Vietnam, the Soviets funded Ho Chi Minh's fight for independence against the French. China turned communist under Mao Zedong in 1949 because of Zedong's appeal to the peasant class to turn against Western ideas and imperialism. Also, the Soviets supported North Korea's takeover of the South to spread communism. the mere fact that the Western Empires avoided Asia and feared interfering with the super power soviets fostered a spread of communism and independence
What are the Bolsheviks called now?
The Bolsheviks are now called Communists, if they are still in business. The Bolsheviks changed their name to Communists in March 1918.
Name of book Lenin wrote in 1902?
Lenin had written What Is To Be Done? around 1901-1902. It is named after Nikolai Chernyshevsky's book of the same name.
