Communism

The mid-20th century was the time of the rise of Communism, in which Soviet Union (or Russia) was the pioneer. Under the leadership of Lenin, the Communist Party gained power in Russia in 1920, ending the bloody Civil War. With the authority of Lenin and the Bolsheviks, Soviet Union was significantly improved economically and societally, especially after suffering the tremendous casualties since the Great War. Nonetheless, after Lenin’s death in 1924, Joseph Stalin finally gained power and…

It was used by Stalin and Napoleon who were both communist. Communism is the system of government where the state plans and controls the economy with totalitarian tactics aimed towards a classless society where all members of society are considered to be equal. This can lead to revolution when the leader(s) go beyond…

M.N. Roy stood out as a communist. What made Roy unique was his fusion of communism and nationalism. A staunch communist, Roy met great political leaders of the world, like Lenin, was responsible for the creation of communist parties in India and Mexico and was a renowned political thinker and revolutionary. Roy 's works were held in great regard. However, in the late 1930s, Roy suddenly changed his tracks from communism to humanism or more specifically, radical humanism which had a more…

It outlines the working class, the proletariat and the injustice of the capitalist economic system, where they get rich off the labor. Section two, paints the picture of the communism and how they are portrayed along with the benefits gained through communism. The last two chapters, three and four; deal with social movements and the support which were given to…

had been accused of communism the decency this person had to accuse these people were as low as the decency of some of these accusers. “ A victim in the end of his own recklessness” (Joseph Mccarthy). This quote about the red scare shows that even though some people even though they may not have known any communist would accuse these people to get the attention off of them. In some cases many people got killed for being accused of communism even if they had no clue what communism was or is, and…

every inch of the war, from our soldiers to their families at home. Overseas our troops fought alongside Democratic South Vietnam to not only protect Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh and the growing communist threat, but to also put an end to the spread of communism throughout Southeast Asia, as or postulated by the domino theory. The sixties and the seventies were a time of change, especially in the United States. Racial segregation flooded the south, this caused many problems not only in the southern…

and cows become the blind followers. Although animal farm is mostly a critique of Communism, animal farm can also be seen as a critique of Stalin’s approach to Communism. Napoleon, who is Stalin’s allegory, wanted to take over the farm in order to create a new farm called “Animal Farm.” It would be a place where no animal would be treated unequally. However, by the…

social order very different from the idealized socialist society they had envisaged. “War communism “was introduced in an effort to stabilise the disrupted Russian economy. The new theory controlled all aspects of life. Businesses and factories were taken over by the government. Goods could no longer be sold for profit, and food began to be rationed. Grain requisitioning was a key element of war Communism. The peasants were forced to give up their produce to the government. All surpluses from…

animals viewed everything the humans did as evil. This mirrors the thoughts of the the russian citizens involved in the russian revolution. The lower classes of russian society believed that any other form of government other than their new adopted communism was…

Joseph McCarthy Few people in American history have ever plunged the country into panic as Joseph McCarthy did in the 1950s. He single-handedly fabricated a scandal he claimed reached into the highest branches of the US government. Lacking substantial evidence, he accused various senators, representatives, and officials of being communist spies. His infamous “list” of such people was comprised of information that was “either taken from other sources or misremembered or just made up” (Kelley).…