What is Communism? A Simple Lesson

FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: Third nine-week grading period ends tomorrow! Report cards go home Friday, March 16th. Standard: SS7H3d: Describe the impact of Communism in S&EA including Korea, Vietnam and China. Essential Question for Mon. 3/12/18: Who wrote the Communist Manifesto? Warm-Up: What was the “Cold War”? Today We Will: Introduction to Communism & the Cold War The history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War

ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Monday 3/12/18: Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote “The Communist Manifesto” in 1847. Warm-Up Answer: The competition between Capitalism & Communism that from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December of 1991.

FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: Third nine-week grading period ends tomorrow! Report cards go home Friday, March 16th. Standard: SS7H3d: Describe the impact of Communism in S&EA including Korea, Vietnam and China. Essential Question for Tuesday 3/13/18: Why was communism considered a threat to our way of life? Warm-Up: What type of government did Ho Chi Minh form in a free independent Republic of Vietnam? Today We Will: Complete introduction Communism & the Cold War The history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War

ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Tuesday 3/13/18: In communist theory there is a Socialist Worker’s Revolution against capitalism and capitalism is eventually defeated. The U.S. economy and our way of life is based on capitalism (i.e. mixed-market economy). Warm-Up Answer: A government built on Communist principles.

The Sickle is for the Peasants – the farm laborers What is Communism? This is the symbol of Communism – The Hammer and the Sickle The Hammer is for the Workers The Sickle is for the Peasants – the farm laborers Who are these guys?

This is his good friend and co-author Frederick Engels. What is Communism? ‘Those men’ wrote the ‘Communist Manifesto’ in 1847. It’s a short book – but billions of people have read it…. This is Karl Marx, the ‘Father of Communism’. People who believe in his ideas are called ‘Marxists’ This is his good friend and co-author Frederick Engels.

What is Communism? Marx and Engels studied the history of the world’s economies. This means the way that power, industry and finance are controlled. They saw the way countries developed in stages. Communism Socialism Capitalism Feudalism Explain these please! Primitive Communism

What is Communism? This is how humans first lived together – in small tribes. Primitive means ‘not very advanced’ e.g. hunting and gathering. Communism means that everything was shared amongst the tribe – food, jobs, belongings. No-one owned land. Eventually a group comes to power – this leads to Feudalism… Primitive Communism

What is Communism? Under feudalism, a king or emperor or chief becomes the ruler over all the people. He gives land and privileges to ‘nobles’ who rule the people for him. The people are kept uneducated and told that God chose the king to rule. The church helps the king this way. Feudalism As trade develops, some people get richer. This leads to Capitalism….. Primitive Communism

What is Communism? The capitalists get more power to serve their own interests. The business owners or capitalists get richer while the workers do all the hard work. Capitalism Feudalism Capitalism creates a huge working-class of people who soon get angry at the way they are treated. They organize in unions and demand changes. This will lead to a revolution and Socialism…

What is Communism? Because nothing is made for profit, all people benefit from free education & healthcare . The workers take control of the country to produce things for everyone. Socialism These ideas spread across the world to create Communism…. Capitalism In the Socialist revolution all the rulers – kings, churches, capitalists are gotten rid of.

What is Communism? Communism The remaining capitalists put up a bitter fight, but the will of the people will always win. Communism Socialism All human activity goes towards benefiting each other – allowing all to live their lives to the fullest. As everyone now works together, war is a thing of the past – armies are not needed. Sharing means no police are needed. Everything is provided for the people – so money becomes a thing of the past.

What is Communism? SUMMARY Communism is an economic structure or government that promotes the establishment of; A “Utopian” or idealistic classless society Based upon common ownership of products and property.