Global 10: Periods 2,6,8 - AIM 125

AIM 125

How did communist ideas spread beyond Russia after WWII?


I.  Communism
A. widespread development begins in 1945 following WWII
B. led by communist party dictators from Russia
1. Russia
2. Soviet Union 
3. USSR
4. ALL SAME PLACE
C. State ownership
1. private property stopped
2. collectives - people work together and share farming profits
3. commune - people work together and share factory profits
4. central planning =  government controls production
5. command economy = government controls; tells  businesses what to do
D. Limited rights for people
1. government controls TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET
2. secret police
3. practicing religion discouraged
E. Communism spreads
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Korea
4. Vietnam
5. China
6. Cuba
7. Cambodia