Capitalism, Socialism, Communism
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- The united states grew to become a succesful capitalist nation.
- On July 4 the U.S became an independent nation.
THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
- Karl Marx published a book called the Communist Manifesto.
- He wrote ideas about the evils of capitalism.
- Karl and Friedrich Engels brought out the ideas of communism and
- socialism
ADAM SMITH
- Adam Smith wrote a book called The Wealth of Nations.
- He talked about the "invisible hand" that guides the economy
- and promotes general welfare.
- His other book called Laissez-faire Theory stated that government should have
- a limited role in the society.
CANADA
- Canada was declared a sovereign state in 1867.
- They later started to work on social characteristics like
- free healthcare, high taxes, etc.
SOCIALIST PARTY OF AMERICA
- The socialist party was formed to institute social ideas
- in 1901.
- The were later disbanded in 2008
LENIN
- The soviet union became a one-party Communist country when
- Lenin died in 1924.
- They were in control of the country's political, economic, and social affairs.
THE COLD WAR
- The cold war started right after world war II between the
- U.S and the USSR.
- It was a war between communism and capitalism/democracy.
- In the end, the U.S spread capitalism/democracy, and the USSR spread
- communism.
COMMUNIST CHINA
- Mao Zedong led a revolution in China a institutes his version of
- command economy, in 1949.
- He then successfully turned China into a Communist state.
- This made farmers more essential than workers.
VENEZUELA
- When Hugo Chávez gained power, Venezuela became a socialist nation.
- He instituted extensive social programs, and the country still has
- private ownership.
OBAMACARE
- Obamacare has traces of social idealism which is
- found in socialist nations.
- President Obama signed Obamacare in March 2010.
