GROUP 2

(Report)

Members:

Pepa, Renz Frederick P.

Beato, Elaine R.

Valenzuela, Robin A.
 Communism

Communism

 From Latin word “communis” which means common and universal.

What is Communism?

Communist Symbol

 This is the symbol of Communism- The Hammer and the Sickle

 Hammer for the woekers and Sickle for the Peasants- the farm labourers.

Marx and Engels

- Wrote the ‘Communist Manifesto’ in 1847. It’s a short book – but billions of

people have read it….

- Karl Marx, the ‘Father of Communism’. He felt all people in society are equal

and deserve what they need, not what they want.

- His good friend, Frederick Engels.

Development of 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.

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 comes to

power – this leads to Feudalism…

Feudalism

-Under feudalism, a king or emperor or chief becomes the ruler over

all the people. The people are kept uneducated and told that god chose the king to rule. The

church helps the king this way. He gives land and privileges to ‘nobles’ who rule the people

for him. As trade develops, some people get richer. This leads to Capitalism…..

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. Capitalism creates a

huge working- class of people who soon get angry at the way they are treated. They organise in

unions and demand changes. This will lead to a revolution and Socialism…

Socialism

-In the Socialist revolution all the rulers – kings, churches, capitalists

are got rid of. 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….

Communism

-The remaining capitalists put up a bitter fight, but the will of the people

will always win. 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 full.

Communism Cartoon

Main Ideas of Communism

 1. Society is one where the society owns all property and people work together for the

common good instead of working for individual gain

2. To each according to his needs and from each according to his abilities

Key Terms

• Bourgeoisie: The middle class capitalists. They own the factories, make a lot of money,

and have power over their employees

• Proletariat: The working class who have no money or power, at the mercy of the

Bourgeoisie

Effects on the World

• Treaty of Versailles: worried communism would sweep through Germany

• Red Scare: worries that communism was infiltrating North America

Steps to Communism

1. Proletariat will grow tired of the Bourgeoisie in power

2. They will rise up in bloody, violent revolution

3. A new society where wealth and power is shared is put in place

4. No class system will exist

Last Five Countries in the world

1. China
2. North Korea
3. Vietnam
4. Laos
5. Cuba