Social 30-1 Mr. Tulk

Housekeeping Sorry I’ve was away yesterday. What did you think about Modern Times? Essays and Tests are being corrected still. I will have them back soon. Sorry it’s taking so long 

Words Totalitarianism Radical

Quick Review We’ve talked about the development of Classic Liberalism and Laissez-Faire Capitalism. People rejected it with Socialism and Classical Conservatism, the rise of unions, luddites, chartist, etc… It responded with welfare capitalism, among other things. From that we see the development of Modern Liberalism.

Chapter 5 20 th Century Rejections of Liberalism

Quick review Under Communism, who overthrows who? What did Owen do? Why was Marx so important? What is Democratic Socialism? Why is this what we call Canada?

Communism as a rebellion for Liberalism We’ve seen how liberalism (Specifically Classical Liberalism) effected the workers (Proletariat). Why would some people hang on to the ideas of Marx and want a move to communism?

Russian Revolution By the 1800’s Russia was far less industrialized then the rest of Europe. People farmed only what was needed to survive (Subsistence Farming). Presents were poor and worked for rich landowners. The Russian Czar had complete control over all aspects of Russian Life.

Nature of Totalitarian Regimes Radical: such as the Soviet Union, a move towards the left of the economic spectrum. Classless society with state control of the economy. Complete Rejection of economic traditions.

Russia The workers suffered under classic liberalism. In January 1905 the workers went to the palace of the czar to demand better working conditions. In a typical power fashion, the government gunned downed the peaceful protesters in what would become bloody Sunday.

Russian Revolution The dissatisfaction with the government and unrest grew until the 1917 Russian Revolution. The revolution was a reaction to the Czar controlled free-market system. The Boshelviks (Lenin’s party) soon began the movement to take over the country.

Communism An Ideology in which the oppressed workers must overthrow the oppressors. Develop a classless society. Work for the common good. Collectivist. Public Property. Once people have control, government is no longer needed.

Communism The difference between Communism and Socialism is the idea of radical change as opposed to democratic change. Different forms of communism have formed. Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism, etc…

Marx Vs. Communism Marx felt the idea of socialist utopia was best. However, the communism we know in the 20 th century got control with a strong government.

The most famous communist state In the 1900’s and lasted until the 90’s. Russia’s movement led to the formation of the Soviet Union. A Socialist State with different republics under a common communist government.

Rise of Socialism Russia was late to join the IR. Because of this is experienced a rush of development. This led to incredibly wealthy upper class and a massive income gap.

The Iskra (Spark) The Russian people formed the SDLP. Socialist Democratic Liberal Party. This included Lenin and Stalin. The czar banned this party and exiled its members.

Bloody Sunday In 1905 people stormed the palace for bread and better working conditions. They were met with czar guards and gun fire. This led to massive strikes and eventually to the 1917 revolution.

Rise of Leninism After the revolution Czar Nicholas II abdicated. The new interim government soon had conflict due to continued effort in WW1 and lack of rights for peasants. Lenin’s party, the Bolsheviks, soon had enough support to take power.

Lenin Lenin and the party soon established a new government. Based on Lenin’s understanding of Marxism. Called Leninism.

Leninsim the theory and practice of the dictatorship of the proletariat, led by a revolutionary vanguard party. Theoretically, Leninism comprises the political and socialist economic theories of Vladimir Lenin.

Lenin Imposed government condole of business, politics, and society. Felt that revolution, even violence, was necessary in order to secure peace. Many fought against Lenin so Lenin began the “Red Terror”.

Red Terror the campaign of mass arrests and executions conducted by the Bolshevik government. 800 alleged enemies had been shot and another 6,229 imprisoned. Casualties in the first two months were between 10,000 and 15,000

Civil War Russia soon broke into a civil war between the Red Army and the White Army (supported by anti-communist countries). Such as Canada and USA. By 1922, other countries joined Russia and formed the USSR.

Effect on people Land was given to people. Factories were given to workers. Equality. Unless, he didn’t like you!

Famine Lenin would use starvation, Poverty, and force to ensure that people followed him. Most notable the Ukrainian Famine.. This came to an abrupt end with Stalin’s death in 1924 from a stroke.

Tomorrow Now that we have the basic elements of Communism, we will address some more specific ideas of Lenin.