Communism Flashcards

Communism: where it began, how it spread, its ideas other than the whole "equality" thing.

935147055	Whose idea was communism?	Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, two German social philosophers.
935147056	How did they spread communism?	Marx and Engels published a pamphlet, Communist Manifesto.
935147057	The government and public	According to communist belief, ____ should own the land and means of production.
935147058	Societies in history	There have always been two classes - rich and poor, oppressor and oppressed, opposing one another. This has been an endless struggle. Marx titles them the "haves" and "have nots."
935147059	Bourgeoisie	The middle class in modern, industrialized societies.
935147060	Proletariat	The working class
935147061	Conflict between bourgeoisie and proletariat	Marx says that the bourgeoisie exploit, or use, the proletariat in order to enrich themselves.
935147062	Marx's prediction	A revolution would occur, where the proletariat would rise against the bourgeoisie and form a classless society, and the gov't would own everything.
935147063	Europe's outcome in 1800s	History did not follow the prediction of an uprising. The working class rights continued to improve.
935147064	Communist revolutions	Communism appealed to Russia (the first to adopt Communism), China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, etc.
935147065	What is religion?	Marx says, "Religion is the opiate (pain-killing drug) of the masses (people)."
935147066	Religion in Communist countries	Countries that followed communism were atheist. There were no temples, churches, etc. and no God.