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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.
2,109 Questions
Was the countrys fear of Bolshevik Revolution justified?
It is likely that the fear of the Bolsheviks was justified. It led to 70 years of repressive rule that took property and most civil rights away from the average citizen.
Who fought against the Bolsheviks?
The Mensheviks were the anti-communists who fought against the Bolsheviks. The Mensheviks formed in 1904 under the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party.
What was Karl Marx prediction of what would happen under Communism?
That eventually the need to have a 'state' would be obsolete, and that the state would disappear while the classless society 'temporarily dictated by the proletariat' would remain.
Why was it smart for Germany to sneak Lenin back into Russia?
It was smart for Germany to sneak Lenin back into Russia because they were currently at war with Russia. Germany wanted Lenin to take Russia out from the inside, creating a rebellion that would collapse the government and lead to German victory.
While communism informally existed as different ideological systems of radical socialist groups, communism, as we know it now, was proposed by Marx and Engels in their 1848 Communist Manifesto.
Which European war became a struggle between fascism and communism?
Communism didn't rise in Europe until the end of WWI (1917 for Russia, the war ended in 1918); so that eliminates WWI.
So WWII in Europe (ETO-European Theater of Operations) has to be it. Since there's been no major wars in Europe since 1945 (WWII).
Which president is credited with the challenge and collapse of communism?
I suppose if anyone gets this credit it would be Ronald Reagan.
Is the novel "1984" primarily about communism?
"1984" by George Orwell is not primarily about communism, but rather serves as a critique of totalitarianism and the dangers of a dystopian society where individual freedoms are suppressed. While the novel does draw on elements of communism, its main focus is on the oppressive regime of Big Brother and the control of information and thought.
