The shocking fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe in .
the late eighties was remarkable for both its rapidity and its scope. .
The specifics of communism's demise varied among nations, but .
similarities in both the causes and the effects of these revolutions.
were quite similar. As well, all of the nations involved shared the .
common goals of implementing democratic systems of government and .
moving to market economies. In each of these nations, the communist .
regimes in power were forced to transfer that power to radically .
different institutions than they were accustomed to. Democracy had .
been spreading throughout the world for the preceding two decades, but .
with a very important difference. While previous political .
transitions had seen similar circumstances, the actual events in .
question had generally occurred individually. In Europe, on the other .
hand, the shift from communism was taking place in a different context .
altogether. The peoples involved were not looking to affect a narrow .
set of policy reforms; indeed, what was at stake was a hyper-radical .
shift from the long-held communist ideology to a western blueprint.
for governmental and economic policy development. The problem .
inherent in this type of monumental change is that, according to .
Ulrich K. Preuss, "In almost all the East and Central European .
countries, the collapse of authoritarian communist rule has released.
national, ethnic, religious and cultural conflicts which cannot be .
solved by purely economic policies" (47). While tremendous changes .
are evident in both the governmental and economic arenas in Europe, .
these changes cannot be assumed to always be "mutually reinforcing".
(Preuss 47). Generally it has been theorized that the most successful .
manner of addressing these many difficulties is the drafting of a .
constitution. But what is clear is the unsatisfactory ability of a .
constitution to remedy the problems of nationalism and ethnic.
Communism Communism arose in the early nineteen hundreds, and continues with its ideas and ideologies even today. ... Communism will eventually fall and when it does the question what should replace it, is left for its people to answer. ... Communism went against most of the beliefs of capitalism. ... Communism spread to countries as far as Africa. ... Communism had a huge impact on the world. ...
The communist party in America was founded in 1919 (Communism) . ... (Communism) Although a large number of people were turning to communism, a larger number were opposing it, and opposing people who support it. ... (Museum of Communism) Eisenhower put lots of money and effort into containing communism to Asia and Europe. Communism spread much more quickly in Europe than in America, but the American faction of communism was still rapidly growing. ... Some would see this rise and fall of communism as a good event in history, and others would see it as a bad one, but I beli...
The Reasons for the fall of Socialism/Communism and the Troubles of Starting the New Democratic System in the Russian Federation "Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky." ... The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. ... In the beginning Communism seemed to the people of Russia as a utopian ideal. ... He is aware of the current social upheaval occurring and that change must occur if Communism is to survive. ...
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Communism in the Eastern Europe was a tragedy. ... Originally, Karl Marx invented the theory of Communism. ... Eventually, the Soviet would seek for his ideology of Communism. ... Communism, in another word, was totalitarianism. ... With the uses of propaganda and brainwashing, Stalin intended to ensure that people would fall to the idea of communism without resistance. ...
President Harry Truman released the Truman Doctrine, an international relations policy which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere of influence. Therefore the U.S involvement in the Korean War was justified as a way to prevent the spread of Communism throughout the world. ... America entered a "Red Scare," which is a growing fear of the potential uprising of Communism. This scare would only escalate as China fell to Communism. ... Thus, the Containment policy to prevent the spread of Communism...
The Fall of Communism in Russia The Reasons for the fall of Socialism/Communism and the Troubles of Starting the New Democratic System in the Russian Federation "Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky." ... The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. ... In the beginning Communism seemed to the people of Russia as a utopian ideal. ... He is aware of the current social upheaval occurring and that change must occur if Communism is to survive. ...
With the conclusion of World War II, fear over the spread of Communism brought forth changes in foreign policy. ... In early 1946 Stalin made a speech saying that Communism and Capitalism are incompatible and war was inevitable. ... In 1947 Harry Truman instituted The Truman Doctrine to deal with subduing the spread of Communism. ... The US did not want another country to fall to Communism. ... Truman acted in accordance with the Truman Doctrine and did what was in his power to keep the nation free from Communism....
