1. Communism
By Joshua Ting 5D
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2. What is
communism?
Communism is a system of government.
In communism, there is no real wealth or property.
It is all controlled by the government.
It was thought out by German philosophers Karl Marx
and Friedrich Engels.
It was published in a short pamphlet called “The
communist manifesto”.
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3. China: Communist
case study
China was originally an isolated monarchy until it was
conquered by Great Britain, which made it a british
colony.
After WWII, civil war between the chinese communist
and nationalist parties broke out.
It ceased on October 1st, 1949, when the communists
won.
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4. China case
study
(continued)
The infamous Tiananmen square incident occurred
because of the government, where chinese tanks ran
over many peaceful young protesters.
The chinese government was known for poor care of
it’s citizens in the modern world.
Examples are over-industrialization and cheap birth
control that failed.
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5. The roles and rights
of a citizen in a
communist country
The only role of a citizen of a communist country is to
work and support the country’s economy.
The people have no real rights because they have no
freedoms. They have no freedom of speech, press or
so on.
As said before, the government want the the people to
believe what they do is right, so they do not allow most
freedoms;
Effectively creating nationwide propaganda.
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6. Why doesn’t
communism work?
In a perfect communist society, a janitor would get the
same amount of money as a banker.
However, this is impossible because the people would
riot for more money because it simply isn’t enough.
The common salary would be too little too live on,
resulting in riots and even anarchy.
The government then does not want to take blame,
and thus blames others. This often results in arrest.
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7. Some similarities
between communism Equals
and a dictatorship
The communist government is like a dictatorship
because since the government controls everything.
Another point is that the government craves control
and expects the people to obey like a dictatorship.
The reason they do this is because they want the
people to believe what they are doing is right;
and thus justifies their actions.
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8. Bibliography
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Communism. (1999-2012). Retrieved from http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/
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Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of
State. (2010, December 3). The chinese revolution of 1949. Retrieved
January 18, 2013, from http://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/
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Landauer, J., & Rowlands, J. (2001). Communism. Retrieved January 18,
2013, from
http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Bloody_Communism.html
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