Communism Flashcards

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

1725306139	Whose idea was communism?	Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, two German social philosophers.	0
1725306140	How did they spread communism?	Marx and Engels published a pamphlet, Communist Manifesto.	1
1725306141	The government and public	According to communist belief, ____ should own the land and means of production.	2
1725306142	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."	3
1725306143	Bourgeoisie	The middle class in modern, industrialized societies.	4
1725306144	Proletariat	The working class	5
1725306145	Conflict between bourgeoisie and proletariat	Marx says that the bourgeoisie exploit, or use, the proletariat in order to enrich themselves.	6
1725306146	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.	7
1725306147	Europe's outcome in 1800s	History did not follow the prediction of an uprising. The working class rights continued to improve.	8
1725306148	Communist revolutions	Communism appealed to Russia (the first to adopt Communism), China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, etc.	9
1725306149	What is religion?	Marx says, "Religion is the opiate (pain-killing drug) of the masses (people)."	10
1725306150	Religion in Communist countries	Countries that followed communism were atheist. There were no temples, churches, etc. and no God.	11