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The Emergence Of Communism In The Early 20th Century

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The Communist movement began to receive attention in the late 19th century from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels which later went into effect for the first time during the early 20th century with Vladimir Lenin of Russia. The primary reason for the entire Communist movement to take place was an oppressed working class and a government built on corruption. Communism is defined as a political theory advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. This movement encouraged a strong opposition from pro-democracy countries across the globe such as America. Since the origins of the communist movement, the anti-communist movement has been just as prevalent in a rather responsive manner by essentially attempting to shutdown all advancements pro-communist countries have made. The anti-communist movement has heightened in tensions throughout time due to technological advancements creating greater threats and putting the world in even more danger. That is why it is important to not dismiss such a significant and impactful dispute between democracy and communism, who knows what the tensions could lead to in the future.

Early 20th century, Russia was in no condition to be fighting wars with the world’s greatest superpowers at the time. Due to WWI leaving the Russian Empire in …show more content…

With just the press of a button, enough destruction to wipe the Earth clean off of its axis can take place and no one would remember what the world was even disagreeing on, or if it was ever worth . Maybe old-times will revive itself in the competition factor when regarding institutions such as education, healthcare, and technological advancements while considering how they rank against each other like America and Russia once

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