Sam Pastol Chapter 21 begins by an introduction of the word communism. "Communism was a phenomenon of enormous significance in the world of the twentieth century. Communist regimes came to power almost everywhere in the tumultuous wake of war, revolution, or both." (STRAYER pg. 930) In other words, communism is a type of government as well as an economic system and having a communist system basically means that individuals do not own land, factories and etc. Instead, the government control all of that. "Modern communism found its political and philosophical roots in nineteenth century European socialism, inspired by the teachings of Karl Marx." Karl Marx also known as Karl Heinrich Marx was philosopher, author, social theorist and economist famous for his theories. He is commonly known for writing and publishing "The Communist Manifesto" which embodies the author's materialistic conception of history. "In Marxist theory, communism also referre...
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