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Valenzuela, Robin A.
Communism
Communism
What is Communism?
Communist Symbol
Hammer for the woekers and Sickle for the Peasants- the farm labourers.
- Wrote the ‘Communist Manifesto’ in 1847. It’s a short book – but billions of
- Karl Marx, the ‘Father of Communism’. He felt all people in society are equal
Development of Communism
• This means the way that power, industry and finance are controlled.
-This is how humans first lived together – in small tribes. Primitive means
‘not very advanced’ e.g. hunting and gathering. Communism means that everything was shared
amongst the tribe – food, jobs, belongings. No-one owned land. Eventually a group comes to
Feudalism
all the people. The people are kept uneducated and told that god chose the king to rule. The
church helps the king this way. He gives land and privileges to ‘nobles’ who rule the people
for him. As trade develops, some people get richer. This leads to Capitalism…..
Capitalism
-The business owners or capitalists get richer while the workers do all the
hard work. The capitalists get more power to serve their own interests. Capitalism creates a
huge working- class of people who soon get angry at the way they are treated. They organise in
unions and demand changes. This will lead to a revolution and Socialism…
Socialism
-In the Socialist revolution all the rulers – kings, churches, capitalists
are got rid of. The workers take control of the country to produce things for everyone. Because
nothing is made for profit, all people benefit from education and health. These ideas spread
-The remaining capitalists put up a bitter fight, but the will of the people
will always win. As everyone now works together, war is a thing of the past – armies are not
needed. Sharing means no police are needed. Everything is provided by the people – so money
becomes a thing of the past. All human activity goes towards benefiting each other – allowing
Communism Cartoon
2. To each according to his needs and from each according to his abilities
Key Terms
• Bourgeoisie: The middle class capitalists. They own the factories, make a lot of money,
• Proletariat: The working class who have no money or power, at the mercy of the
Bourgeoisie
Steps to Communism
1. China
2. North Korea
3. Vietnam
4. Laos
5. Cuba