Communism

The Failure of Communism WikiAnswers Contributors have offered several reasons: Ask an economist If you want a clear, compelling...

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Lenin led the revolution. When he returned from switzerland, he inspired the masses to revolt against the Burgeoise. Also, he...

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Marxist viewpoint on History and Economy: History revolves around class struggle and violent revolution against the ruling class...

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In what has become known as Communism there is one political party that has absolute sway over all decisions made. there is no...

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Lenin did not die in the Russian Revolution. He survived not only the revolution but also the following Russian civil War, which...

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There is a rumor about it, which is probably true! If he's alive, he'll show up on tv just to show that he's alive! If he's...

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same as capitalists. they don't like it.

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The Bolshevicks actually took power from the provisional government in October of 1917.

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The Domino Theory, as stated by President Eisenhower in regard to Southeast Asia, stated that the practice of Communism in one...

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It is generally a one-party system, although sometimes there are multiple parties, but with one dominant party which the other...

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The Provisional Government, first under Prince Georgy Lvov then under Alexander Kerensky ruled immediately before Lenin took...

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One unique idea of communism is that government would wither away and disappear as being unnecessary once everyone believed in...

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Lenin established the Soviet Union. After taking over Russia he entered into a treaty with Ukraine, Belorussia and the...

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Although each communist country would have its own flag (with a logo on it), the communist logo in general (meaning most...

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Lenin did many things when he was in charge of Russia and then the Soviet Union. Some are: He abolished the private ownership of...

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The theory and ideas of Communism were developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th century. The first government...

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A communist government is a social systemcharacterized by the absence of social classes, and is completely Socialist, thus having...

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In order to start a revolution you must break heads, which insinuates violence.Similar to the way that, to make an omelet, you...

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Communism. China is a single-party republic ruled by the Communist Party. Other opinions: They are not communist. Communism...

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This question is very imprecise. I think you are asking why the U.S. failed to prop-up the anti-communist government in South...

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European expansionism, later to be called "Manifest Destiny"...Please see the links listed below for more information......

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Vladimir Lenin was a great Communist revolutionary and the first leader of the Soviet Union. He died in 1924.

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AnswerCauses 1. In February 1917 there were shortages of bread in Petrograd and prices were very high. 2. Tsar Nicholas II was...

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Denial of materialism

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After WWII the Australian govt faced a real threat by communists.A few countries close to each other (USSR,China and Korea) were...

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Lenin felt that Stalin was far too harsh - apparently correctly.

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Aus. Govt.'s response to communismThe Australian Government responded to the threat of communism after World War 2 in a number of...

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Yes, the United States and its allies did technically "contain" communism, but the fall of the Soviet Union was less of the...

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Here are opinions: There is no definitive way to answer that question but Trotsky was certainly no democrat. He still would...

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They are communist.

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Communism was important to the world cause it brought a change in people's mind set.In introduced a new phenomenon of...

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Something that originated from Marx

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Communism itself was not seen as a threat to democracy. Communist dictators who promoted a perverted and corrupted form of the...

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Of course! They aren't really communists, they're just commies officially. Otherwise America wouldn't even buy their products.

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Australians believed that Australia was not being threatened by communism, and that the right of free speech and free association...

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They didn't. In communist countries people who don't like communism are imprisoned and tortured until they decide to live as...

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An oppressor, absolutely and flatly. The difficulties of life and the limits of political expression under the Tsarist regime...

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The Bolsheviks (Большеви́к), roughly translated as, majorityites, and known also, for a time, as the Bolshevists, were...

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McCarthy claimed that there were known communists in the State Department. He held investigations and hearings and which ruined...

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Ho Chi Minh was known as the father of modern communism

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There are 5 countries under Communism: Vietnam, Cuba, China, Laos, and North Korea.

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AnswerKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels predicted that one day countries would overthrow all governments and share equally. This was...

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Lenin was absolutely a dedicated revolutionary. He was so dedicated that he used Marxism as a philosophical basis to convince the...

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The vast majority of Russia's population neither liked or disliked Lenin, Marksism or communism. They wanted freedom from the...

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Response to Communism in Australia In the response to communism within Australia, Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced a...

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AnswerCommunist Party of Australia This article is about the historical Communist Party of Australia, dissolved in 1991. For the...

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That's a very open question. In theory anybody who is a Fascist Capitalist or Right winger is an enemy to Communism. Communisms...

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AnswerRussian communism was based on the middle class working man. Since the Chinese did not have a working middle class it was a...

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Communists

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D. The revolution would be led by a small group of hard-core dedicated revolutionaries ;)

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The Comunists

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He was an Atheist.

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They were very much against it.

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The growth of McCarthyism and the advent of a new Red Scare in the 1950s gave the Reds' owners concerns that the club's...

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The Bolshevik Revolution is the October 1917 Revolution in Russia. In 1917 there were two revolutions. The first was the February...

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The United States did not prevent communism after World War II, but it did attempt to slow its spread. Two of the best examples...

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China didn't exactly just convert to communism. In 1949, Mao's communist forces successfully routed the nationalist forces of...

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Stalin died 1953, on the same day as composer Sergei Prokofiev

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Communist theory is derived from the extensive work of Karl Marx. As with any complex political theory there are numerous...

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AnswerCommunism is an economic and political system based on the principle "From each according to their ability, to each...

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AnswerChina is no longer a communist nation. Recently they have realised that they can't survive as communists and have gradually...

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Win/Overcome

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1948. Originally Korea was a ruled by kingship, then Japan annexed Korea from 1919 to 1945. After Japanese surrender in 1945,...

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Vladimir Ulianov(better known as Lenin) was the leader of the party that eventually became the Communist Party of the USSR. At...

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Disadvantages The government decides on what the people can have, rather than what they want. Most all businesses are owned and...

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Joseph Stalin

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There is no private land ownership under communism.

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Karl Marx wrote his book in the 19th century, and many educated people read his work. There have been small communist movements...

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A free democracy involves the people. The people can vote for whoever they want, though at the ballots, only a few candidates...

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because he did

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There was no "trigger" (no specific cause). It just devoloped. Nazism existed during the 1930s too. Communism didn't become known...

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Aside from a lot of political hysterics and an attempt at McCarthyism in Australia not much. as a matter of fact Australia saw...

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AnswerThe United States was not defeated in the Viet Nam War. When A nation is defeated in war it has to submit formal surrender...

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This will not explain the history or origins or theology of Communism; I will just explain here how it works as a system of...

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The Nazis and Communism The rise of Fascism and similar movements in many European countries after World War 1 was a direct...

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Lenin's (his last name was actually Ulyanov) father was a inspector and a director of a public school. Both of his parents were...

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Joseph Stalin.

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Karl Marx once said; "I am not a Marxist!". He also once called his adherents "useful idiots". Karl Marx presented a strategy in...

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There is no leader of the communist movement. Karl Marx was a philosopher not a leader.

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Because it sounded like it would improve their lives and their general wellbeing.They also may have thought it sounded appealing.

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Politically, Stalin believed that the Russian people were superior to the other races (Muslims, Ukrainians, Letts, Asians, etc.)...

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The original idea of communism was that at first there would be a leader to start out the country, then he/she would supposedly...

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There are really three ansers to that. Most Americans value three things: The right to free speech, the right to property, and...

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Officially, North Korea operates under a Juche socialist republic government. North Korea is reported as having one of the worst...

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no Vladimir Lenin lived from April 10, 1870 - 1924Joseph Stalin lived from December 18, 1879 - 1953

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No, in fact, the "LDS" church is a relatively conservative organization and was very anti-communist when communism was an issue. ...

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Russia became "communist" (actually only socialist) because the autocratic government of the Tsarist regime failed to provide...

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Answercuba is one openly communist country; north Korea, Vietnam and laos are others  AnswerCHINA is another. Read more...

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A Communist is one who adheres or claims to adhere to the theories of Karl Marx, often supplemented by the ideas of other...

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AnswerAll people are equal in which being ruled by the state alone.It brings a hwole group together as the power. The wealth and...

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There were several "Russian Revolutions", but the furthest reaching was the October Revolution of 1917 (Ten Days That Shook the...

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China fell to the communists despite US Aid to the Chiang Kaishek and the Nationalists. We did not accept Communist China as a...

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A Democracy

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North Korea is the only country using it right now. Not true. China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam also are communist.

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The essential characteristic of a communist economy is having an army and a strong group people behind you. Look at Lenin In WW2....

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That's the problem it don't! Well, to start, Communism has never literally existed. They were in a state of...

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