COURSE:
HIST410N: Contemporary History
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, select and address one of the following:
- Option 1: Examine Marx’s writings on communism and socialism and compare them to how they manifested in reality? What worked and what didn’t? What misconceptions do we have about his original intent based on what we see in past or current governments?
- Option 2: Compare and contrast communism and fascism. Select one example for each to examine the origins of the governments, their accomplishments, and their failures. What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.
- Option 3: Examine Depression-Era social programs (select one or more to examine in detail). Were the fears of a communist take-over based on the implementation of these programs grounded in reality? Why or why not? How do they compare to social programs in place today?
Solution
For this discussion, I choose option 2: The interwar period saw the rise of many movements including the fascist and communist governments. Communism originated from Russia and refers to a classless social organization where property ownership is limited to the community (Duiker, 2015). In a communist society, each individual in the community is expected to receive or contribute as per their respective needs and abilities. Communism in Russia began in 1917. Before its integration into politics, it was just a theory and ideology formulated by Friedrich Engels and Karl Max (Suny, 2017).…………..please follow the link below to access the solution at $5
