1. The Communist Experiment (20 th c.) Russia & China turn “Red”

2. What is a Communist State? P  one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections P  one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections E  command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods E  command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods R  atheism R  atheism S  promote cultural values of selflessness & collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities S  promote cultural values of selflessness & collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities I  endorse a modified Marxist ideology I  endorse a modified Marxist ideology A  state approved propaganda only (arts, literature, education, & media strictly censored) A  state approved propaganda only (arts, literature, education, & media strictly censored)

3. PATHS TO COMMUNISM

5. V. I. Lenin The Father of Russian Communism

7. BUILDING SOCIALISM: A COMPARISON

8. THE ARCHITECTS Mao Zedong Joseph Stalin