I. What is Communism?

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I. What is Communism?

• A. Communism is a philosophy
• that was created by Karl
  Marx in the mid
• 1800s.
• B. Communism calls for
• economic equality in which
• the government controls all
• economic aspects of the
• country.

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LEFTMarx wrote a pamphlet that is known as the
Communist Manifesto that urged a classless
society led by the working class
Above The main idea behind Communism.
The German, Karl Marx is known as the founder of
Communism.
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What are the important elements of communism?

• 1. The government controls
• the economy.
• 2. There are no economic
• classes.
• 3. Stress is placed on the
• efforts of the group not on
• the individual.
• 4. The government controls and
• owns industry and property.
• 5. People give their rights up to
  
• the government.

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Above left Vladimir Lenin, the man who led the
Russian Revolution of 1917. This revolution
marked the beginning of Communist Russia.
Above right a propaganda poster that glorifies
Vladimir Lenin.
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III. What is capitalism?

• A. Capitalism is an economic
• system in which individuals
• make key economic
• decisions by purchasing
• products.
• B. In capitalist countries, the
• government primarily does
• not control the economy,
• instead the economy is
• controlled by consumers.

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Who is this man? What did he do? Why is he so
in love with himself? (OOOH LAH LAH)
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What are the Important Elements of Capitalism?

• 1. People are motivated by
• profit.
• 2. There are 3 economic
• classes.
• 3. People have economic rights
• and choices.
• 4. Property and businesses are
• owned privately.
• 5. Consumers control the
• economy.

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V. WHY COMMUNISM HAS NOT WORKED

• A. Confiscation example.
• B. Factory example.
• C. Public restroom example.
• D. Communism typically results in . .
  1. Low motivation for workers.
• 2. Unnatural requirements of
• people.
• 3. Lack of ownership.
• 4. Lack of care.