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CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM “BrainPop: Communism” video worksheet I. Definition of communism Communism is an economic system where wealth is ____________________ to everybody. Commuism is the ___________ of capitalism, where everyone ________________to make money.
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CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM “BrainPop: Communism” video worksheet I. Definition of communism Communism is an economic system where wealth is ____________________ to everybody. Commuism is the ___________ of capitalism, where everyone ________________to make money. In a pure communist society, there would be___________________, and everyone would be __________ in wealth and social status. II. Description of communist countries The reality is that communist countries tend to be ______________, concentrating power in the hands of _________ people or even one dictator. Most communist societies have ended up benefiting __________, at the expense of _____________________. Communist states like ___________ and ________________are examples of those tendencies.
III. Brief history of communism • Communism was the creation of ___________ and_________________, two German philosophers. In the late 19th century, they published a short political pamphlet called “The Communist Manifesto.” • Marx and Engels thought that capitalism had created a society of _____________________: the proletariat and the bourgeoisie • Proletariat => the____________________, which made up the majority of society • Bourgeoisie => the___________________, who owned ____________(factories, buildings, property, money) • According to Marx and Engels, capitalism _____________ the proletariat, making people work long hours and meaningless jobs for not enough money. Meanwhile, the bourgeoisie gets all the rewards of their hard work. • The “Manifesto” predicted that the proletariat would ____________ against the bourgeoisie – they would take over the factories and governments, and eventually set up a new society where everyone’s work would be______________________
By the early 20th century, some governments were being replaced with communist ones – first in___________, then in _____________. But in both of these countries, the communist leaders quickly established _______________ governments, putting most of the power in the hand of a___________________. • IV. Results of communism • Communist societies have a _________________ economy, meaning just about everything is controlled by the_______________. That puts a lot of power into very few people’s hands. • Most communist countries haven’t had very successful economies • The _________________ (which included communist Russia) collapsed in the early 1990s. • _____________has begun to switch back to a market economy – capitalism • Cuba and North Korea both _______________________ from other countries to survive. • Some say that communism has a built-in problem – no matter how hard you work, you still get the ________________. There is a lot less of a reason for people to put in their best effort. • TURN OVER FOR QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS: • Contrast capitalism and communism in four different ways: • CapitalismCommunism • 1. 1. • 2. 2. • 3. 3. • 4. 4. • 2. Why have countries with a communist economy not been historically successful? • 3. Would you want to live and work in a communist economy? Why or why not?