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Communism In Russia

Communism In Russia. The Cold War. Communism. Government system that controls all things Controls all money Controls all work Controls all institutions (hospitals, education, etc…) There are no individual rights!. Communism: Philosophy. From each according to Ability

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Communism In Russia

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  1. Communism In Russia The Cold War

  2. Communism • Government system that controls all things • Controls all money • Controls all work • Controls all institutions (hospitals, education, etc…) • There are no individual rights!

  3. Communism: Philosophy • From each according to • Ability • To each according to • need

  4. PROS CONS • Classless society – all the same • Government gives health care • No poor (in theory) • A person gets what they need to survive • Society strives for “utopia” (a perfect world) • No freedom of speech • No freedom of religion • No economic freedom - no decisions on buying • No incentive to strive for more: anti-human nature • Power is in control of a few - Dictator leaders

  5. COMMUNISM OPENLY DECLARED THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE A “WORLD-WIDE REVOLUTION” WHERE ALL NATIONS WOULD TURN TO COMMUNISM The Cold War

  6. Communism - Developed by - He wrote the “Communist Manifesto” Karl Marx which explains how he feels a society run this way would work - Instead of people competing against one another, they should join together as equals for the … common good of everyone!

  7. How it became Russia’s Government - From 1896-1917, Russia was a monarchy (they had a king– or in this case – a “Czar” - Czar NicholasII was a poor and cruel leader - There were economic problems - There was starvation - There was anger over involvementinWorld War I - He seemed disinterested in the condition of his economy

  8. Russian Revolution of 1917 Communists then organized and led frustrated workers and peasants in overthrowing the Czar - Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin and the “Bolsheviks” ( a communist political party that would eventually be known as … “ The Communist Party of the Soviet Union” - They executed the Czar and his family in the palace basement - They eventually install a communistgovernment to run the Soviet Union

  9. Russian Revolution of 1917 - The UnitedStates at first refuses to recognize this new government as an official government - In fact, we had even sent troops over to Russia during this time period to try to stop communists from taking power … …and suffered over 400 casualties - The U.S. would not give their country officialrecognition until 1933

  10. Russian Revolution of 1917 - Vladimir Lenin dies shortly after the revolution ends in 1924 - The question then became …whowillrun the new Soviet Union? There were two major options

  11. Leon Trotsky - Very Intellectual - Gifted militaryleader - Popular among the people

  12. Josef Stalin - Clever (strategic mind!) - Determined - StrongOrganizer - RUTHLESS!!!

  13. THE RESULTS - Stalin forces out Trotsky and his ideas for Russia. - In 1927, Trotsky is exiled, first to a number of places, then eventually to Mexico where a Sovietagent assassinates him in 1940. -Stalin is then recognized as the official leader of the Soviet Union and begins his ruthless “cleansing” of any opposition. - During these “GreatPurges” over 1 million Soviet citizens were executed an two years for being opposed to Stalin.

  14. “Friend-emies” - The UnitedStates and the SovietUnion become allies for a period of time to defeat Hitler. - When World War II ends, so does our temporaryfriendship!

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