History Final
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and published on February 21, 1848. The Manifesto is a call to arms against capitalism and the bourgeoisie. They illustrate in simple terms so everyone can understand, that with the overthrow of unequal hierarchies of feudalism, came a split between classes because of capitalism. They state “Society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps - the bourgeoisie [and the working class]”. (Marx,The communist Manifesto) They use the ever growing divide between classes as fuel to promote their ideas on socialism and give 10 goals for the communist party; The Communist Manifesto insighted change, and …show more content…
This document was instrumental in the upcoming revolution, for it received “widespread support for American independence”. Thomas Paine wrote it in a way that was easy for the masses to read, which elevated its influence across the colonies, while also being the first document to plainly call for independence. (Paine, Common Sense) It lays out reasons for the need for freedom, explaining how the overall monarchy was a bad form of government and a system of heredity is unjust, claiming that “For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others for ever” People during this time were unsure if they wanted to gain full independence from Great Britain but this pamphlet changed a lot of minds, this led to a more unified revolution and The Declaration of Independence in July …show more content…
We would characterize WW1 as a total war. For example, in America, men gave their time and lives to go to europe to fight on the battlefront, while the homefront was comprised of women who took over jobs in factories that were converted to make supplies for the war. Not only was physical labor utilized during a total war, but innovations in medicine and technology were being made specifically for war. A total war also entails attacking all parts of the population of the enemy not just the army, for example in WW1, German U-boats sank civilian merchant ships, and a naval blockade was put up against Germany that successfully starved them into surrender. (Gossard) All parts of the enemy were attacked not just the soldiers on the battlefield. A total war is something that consumes a whole nation and puts everyone and everything they have towards one end
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and published on February 21, 1848. The Manifesto is a call to arms against capitalism and the bourgeoisie. They illustrate in simple terms so everyone can understand, that with the overthrow of unequal hierarchies of feudalism, came a split between classes because of capitalism. They state “Society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps - the bourgeoisie [and the working class]”. (Marx,The communist Manifesto) They use the ever growing divide between classes as fuel to promote their ideas on socialism and give 10 goals for the communist party; The Communist Manifesto insighted change, and …show more content…
This document was instrumental in the upcoming revolution, for it received “widespread support for American independence”. Thomas Paine wrote it in a way that was easy for the masses to read, which elevated its influence across the colonies, while also being the first document to plainly call for independence. (Paine, Common Sense) It lays out reasons for the need for freedom, explaining how the overall monarchy was a bad form of government and a system of heredity is unjust, claiming that “For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others for ever” People during this time were unsure if they wanted to gain full independence from Great Britain but this pamphlet changed a lot of minds, this led to a more unified revolution and The Declaration of Independence in July …show more content…
We would characterize WW1 as a total war. For example, in America, men gave their time and lives to go to europe to fight on the battlefront, while the homefront was comprised of women who took over jobs in factories that were converted to make supplies for the war. Not only was physical labor utilized during a total war, but innovations in medicine and technology were being made specifically for war. A total war also entails attacking all parts of the population of the enemy not just the army, for example in WW1, German U-boats sank civilian merchant ships, and a naval blockade was put up against Germany that successfully starved them into surrender. (Gossard) All parts of the enemy were attacked not just the soldiers on the battlefield. A total war is something that consumes a whole nation and puts everyone and everything they have towards one end