Monday, November 2 nd 7B Social Studies Inquiry: What is communism? How does it compare with socialism, capitalism, and feudalism? Goal: After learning about communism and capitalism, students will be able to identify the challenges in creating a pure communist system and give their view on the positives and negatives of a capitalist system. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1) Agenda 1. Turn in your Canada Webquest! 2. What is Communism? Presentation and GUIDED NOTES Homework 1. No homework!
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What is Communism?
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 fine fellows?
What is Communism? They 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, Frederich 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. This is how Communism ideally comes to be. Socialism Communism Capitalism Feudalism Explain these please! Primitive Communism
What is Primitive Communism? Primitive 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 came to power; this led to Feudalism.
What is Feudalism? 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. Feudalism The people are kept uneducated and told that god chose the king to rule. The church helps the king this way. Primitive Communism As trade develops, some people get richer. This leads to Capitalism.
What is Capitalism? The business owners or capitalists get richer while the workers do all the hard work. The capitalists get more power to serve their own interests. Feudalism Capitalism 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 Capitalism? Society ruled by individuals Individuals assess what will benefit them Government doesn t intervene Supply and demand Risk and reward Free market Milton Friedman on Greed
What is Socialism? Socialism Capitalism In a socialist revolution all the rulers kings, churches, capitalists - are eliminated. The workers take control of the country to produce things for everyone. Because nothing is made for profit, all people benefit from education and health. These ideas spread across the world to create Communism.
What is Communism? The remaining capitalists put up a bitter fight, but the will of the people wins. Communism Socialism 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 by the people so money becomes a thing of the past. All human activity goes towards benefiting each other allowing all to live their lives to the fullest.
Below are the ten principles of communism that Karl Marx and Frederich Engels proposed in their book, The Communist Manifesto. The Manifesto suggested a course of action for a proletariat (working class) revolution to overthrow "capitalism" and bring about a classless society. 1. Aboli)on of private property 2. Imposi)on of a heavy income tax 3. Aboli)on of the right of inheritance (money or property passed down through family) 4. Confisca)on of the property of all those who stand against Communism 5. State control and centraliza)on of money in a na0onal bank 6. State ownership of the means of communica0on and transporta0on 7. State ownership of factories and farms 8. Sharing of responsible for labor. Establishment of industrial armies (factory workers), especially for agriculture 9. Combina)on of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual removal of the dis)nc)on between town and country, by a more equal distribu)on of the popula)on over the country 10. Free educa0on for all children in public schools. Removal of children's factory labor in its present form and combina)on of educa)on with industrial produc)on
Now this all sounds great, but What poten)al problems could present themselves with Communism?
NOW THINK! Has a pure communist system ever existed in the modern world? In your opinion, what is the challenge of crea)ng a pure communist system?
Problems With Communism Requires everyone to be altruis)c instead of selfish Everyone is equal no space to be different Slow or stagnant technological advancement Reduced incen0ves to work hard Everyone is treated the same by the government no raises or promo)ons for working hard No compe00on for products Economic miscalcula)ons are inevitable surplus of some goods, shortage of other goods when the government decides what the people and industries need Culture is discouraged history may be rewrifen to show only pro- Communist informa)on and religion may be forbidden One- party government ocen leads to a dictatorship because of unchallenged authority
NOW THINK! The United States of America is a capitalist system. Capitalism is ocen described as a system based on survival of the fifest. Living in the United States, what do you view as the posi)ves of a capitalist system? What do you view as the nega)ves of a capitalist system?