The Soviet influence spread across half of Europe after World War II. The initial intention of communism was to create a utopia society. Karl Marx formed communism because of his frustration with economic inequality. The wealth continue to get richer, while the poor remained in poverty. The idea of creating a society that shared the wealth should have created a society of economic equality, however failed to do so. The field of social and cultural psychology can explain why communism failed to create an utopia society. With the concept of shared wealth would also imply shared work. That would require a society with intrinsic motivation to work for the better of the nation rather than personal rewards. Also, the society would have to be a collective
