... up a "Terror State", which was comprised of the Gestapo, the SD (Sicherheitsdienst), and the SS (Schutzstaffel). In this Third Reich, The Decree for the Protection of People and State was issued and it allowed the indefinite arrest of people without trial. This was crucial to the Nazi regime because ... challenges, and due to the decree, it was legal for the Nazi state to detain the people they thought were threats. This, for the most part, nullified the threat posed against the Nazi regime. In Mao's Communist China, the Hundred Flowers campaign was launched as a means of letting the in...

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... social structure, the latter, determining its political and religious structures. The fundamental cause of any social evolution, and consequently of any social advance, being the struggle man wages against Nature for his own existence. Marx's fundamental idea can be summed up as follows: 1) the production relations determine all other relations existing among people in their social life. 2) The production relations ... Marx never denied what he owed to others. In this letter to Wendemeyer, dated March 5, 1852 he wrote: "And now as to myself, no credit is due to me for discovering the exis...

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... when setting their foreign policy. Otherwise they, and the rest of the world will face the consequences when the giant capitalist machine breaks down, and there's finally a little bit for everyone. Follower's of the communist credo believe that the greatest threats posed to the world today, stem from capitalism. These dangers include, constant economic and social disruptions, the reoccurring crisis ... that even as the capitalist machine creates this amazing new social revolution, it is by its very actions unbalancing the economic and social aspects of the world, that are vital for stabl...

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... provisional government, Lenin had rejected the idea of the Provisional Government. These 10 points included the immediate end to the war, support for the provisional government would stop and the imperialist government would cease to exist. This thesis attacked the Provisional Government, however the Provisional government ... peasants". This proves that Lenin was in touch with the people of Russia and that they were beginning to support him. Support was growing for Lenin and his movement. Lenin ordered Strikes and mass rallies from the people. Lenin also had support from other political...

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... allegedly a bad thing. The only problem with this argument is that money is our only measure of value, and without a standard of value, the value of work cannot be measured for the reward(s) to be given. In contrast, a socialistic type of government is defined as " Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and ... distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy" We have had the opportunity to witness, observe and analyze the consequences of socialism since its fall in 1989 d...

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... in the transformation of society, as characterized with Mussolini's rise to power. "The Mussolini dictatorship, steeped in the holy horror that all the components of fascism in all periods felt for democracy, finally produced a regime from which all elements of socialist origin were banished" . Laudable and Heroic Mussolini Benito Mussolini over the course of his lifetime went from Socialism to the ... part in modernizing an economy, and Mussolini cataclysmically failed this attempt . Mussolini is a leader from the left, a socialist familiar, as well as a charismatic chief, brutal and u...

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... fixed targets were reintroduced to run state enterprises and factories. However, Stalin did not only introduce his Five Year Plans in because of necessity, but also in a way for ideological motives. The Russian dictator felt that industrialisation was the only fully reliable means of developing a Socialist economy. Capitalism was ingrained in the huge agricultural sector and to eradicate it, ... import, she was able to survive World War II and even the workers were receiving basic education for the first time. Some Historians also argued that Stalin installed The Five Year Plans in ord...

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... Russia and, in doing so, comment on the attitudes of Lenin and of the Germans to events in Russia in 1917, the main reasons for the collapse of the Tsarist regime in Russia in 1917 and the role played by Lenin and the Bolsheviks in the revolutions in Russia in ... which he would be able to develop plans by which he would be able to develop a new republic now the 300 year monarchy had ended. Germany's attitudes were of hope, like Lenin's, but for different reasons. Germany believed that revolution was disaster to a country and by allowing Lenin and his compatriots ... disorder and econom...

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... Russia and, in doing so, comment on the attitudes of Lenin and of the Germans to events in Russia in 1917, the main reasons for the collapse of the Tsarist regime in Russia in 1917 and the role played by Lenin and the Bolsheviks in the revolutions in Russia in ... which he would be able to develop plans by which he would be able to develop a new republic now the 300 year monarchy had ended. Germany's attitudes were of hope, like Lenin's, but for different reasons. Germany believed that revolution was disaster to a country and by allowing Lenin and his compatriots ... disorder and econom...

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... Marxist or non-Marxist. Most forms of socialism could be classified as either reform or revolutionary socialism. The chief reform movements were utopian socialism, and fabian socialism. These movements called for the gradual evolution of the economy from capitalist production to a system of worker or state ownership. Utopian socialism has come to suggest the ideal human society. Utopian socialists believe that ... during the 19th century. In the 1880s a group of young radicals founded the Fabian Society. The society's 'Fabian Essays', published over a number of years, contained detailed...

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... into place a government, or lack thereof, in which no class antagonisms are present, all property is communal, and everyone works for the benefit of society as a whole instead of personal wealth. Sounds great, doesn't it? What else sounds great are those offers for a free vacation to Hawaii I'm always sent in my email. Reading them is so exciting, and the thought of traveling ... off to work each day with a smiling face, knowing that all your effort will go back to the community and thus making everybody equally happy, one little detail distorts these plans "people. It is simply our nat...

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... and its ideological basis. Although as the minority of Chinese population, the intellectual group failed to win much concession from the current communist regime. To illustrate, in the Hundred Flowers Campaign, it was the intellectuals, especially the young students who actively suggested political and ideological reform to the CCP. On the contrast, the workers and peasants posed little challenge ... public are drove by nationalist sentiments to social activities that conflict the partys interests, the ruling party has to compromise. Otherwise it will lose legitimacy to rule the nation. F...

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... a key player in the Communist Party of Vietnam, which has elements of Marxism-Leninism, thus Ho can be labelled both a communist and nationalist. Daniel E Teodoru (1998) summarizes Minh's plans as "to hold high the banner of national people's democratic revolution, develop it into a socialist revolution and build socialism bypassing the stage of capitalist development" (1998). Minh wrote in the ... , giving the peasantry an opportunity to have a life of surplus rather than deprivation and ideally to make a worthy contribution to economic restoration. This is further support for the claim ...

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... class-consciousness because he breaks down classes into only two categories which is quite difficult to understand and I think that there are many people who are lagging in between whereas for Thompson he breaks down classes into various forms and types which includes all types of people in the society. Though Thompson talks about class-consciousness he does not support it ... ...

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... the entire population. Another imminent part of Stalin's manipulation of the audience was in the use of different forms of media. Schools and youth organizations were the most effective target for Stalin's propaganda. The socialist utopia was to mold the young into a generation of committed Communists. The Soviet generation from the young age was indoctrinated such that they are all brothers ... ...

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... and the workers who did the actual labor the proletariat. Capitalism is a system in which a wealthy landowner (or owner of a factory) would utilize workers who had to sell their labor for a fraction of what the labor was worth. Marx foresaw the downfall of Capitalism in industrialized countries and saw the rise of Communism in its place. He strongly believed that capitalism ... ...

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... nations. This theme was and still is that these civilizations were structured and divided according to different powers, no matter it being social, economic, or political power. The perfect system for economics and society have been based on a wide array of ideas, ranging from Social Darwinism to needs of all human beings. Adam Smith and Karl Marx were individuals who held ... ...

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... destruct and be replaced by a world where private property no longer existed. They believed a revolution was necessary to overthrow capitalism. This revolt was to be conducted by the factory workers, for they are the most valuable because the production rests in their hands. Marx and Engels prophesized that upheaval would occur as result of corporate greed, as cheaper wage and labor ... ...

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... sales-men of this company are part of the lower middle class , generally because their income is a lot lower and they have less education. Those who do the actual labor for this company can be considered part of the upper lower class, they are usually paid minimum wages. Last, janitorial workers are part of the lower-lower class. It is possible ... ...

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... but was conditioned by the infrastructure, the "base". Hence, Marx realised that a literary work served a purpose that exceeded and accomplished something other than what the writer might have initially intended for its readers. This is not to say that literature directly mirrored society and culture or even only speak from a particular class position but rather, instead insisting that literature could not ... ...

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... working class on the job. Income and wealth has it advantages it can buy independence, power, investments, political clout, better healthcare, and more government benefits. We have Reaganomics to thank for the biggest rise in income inequality and as long as these various distributions continue to rise social, income, and material inequality will always exist because of the power it has ... ...

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... "there clearly were strong elements of continuity between the Tsarist and Soviet secret police", but that is where the similarities end. The responses enforced through these organs were vastly different for each regime; Tsarism was reactionary and repressive, and ultimately inflexible in its responses. The Bolshevik's were also repressive, but their policies revealed an inherent willingness to reform and adjust according ... ...

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... people's congresses only and at all levels, congress delegates elect their governments. National People's Congress: NPC is the permanent body of legislative function. NPC delegates are elected for five year terms by delegates in provincial level congresses and the armed forces. NPC has extensive power including the amendment of the constitution, passage and amendment of legislation, ... approval of economic plans and government work reports, and appointment of top state and government leaders. The legislatives power remains institutionally weak for two main reasons: 1) the practice of ex...

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... political thought. The foundations of these were forged through precise economic speculation that sought to control the means of production and those who worked for the owners of such. The latter, Marx believed, would inevitably revolt against the owners of the means, in a clash that would overturn ... state retained control of the manufacturing and banking industries, among others, while leaving internal markets to be handled by the people, such as working for their own farms. Lenin saw NEP not as a departure from the socialist concepts he preached, but as a path that would eventually l...

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... his efforts in opposition to not only the Tsarist government, but also the Narodniki, who were part of the Social Revolutionary Party which was also opposed to the Tsarist government for decades. The Narodniki resented the new Marxist movement and became bitterly hostile towards them. During this time, Vladimir became dedicated to the transformation of Russia into "a modern, international, ... Russia and soon thereafter returned to self-imposed exile in Western Europe finally settling in Switzerland. There, the Lenins edited a new Russian revolutionary periodical entitled Iskra. Nadezhda...

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