Do First: Read and annotate the
following paragraphs and be prepared
to answer the multiple choice questions
that will follow.
Question #1
What allied country power wanted to replace Japan and Germany as
the dominate power in both Asia and Europe?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. The United States
D. Russia
Question #2
Identify 3 goals of the
United Nations.
Question #3
If the statement that follows is TRUE hold up one finger. If it is
FALSE hold up two fingers.
President Truman thinks highly of both the Germans and the
Russians and if push came to shove he would rather Hitler
win than the Russians.
The Rise and
Spread of
Communism
Take 3 minutes to look over these new
and old vocabulary terms
Karl Marx
Karl Marx is known as the ‘Father of Communism’
He wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848, which
inspired the creation of the Communist Party
Communism is also called Marxism
It is an extreme form of Socialism – the major
difference between the two is that Communism
is a political system
Marx described three necessary phases
toward achieving his idea of utopia…
Phase 1: A revolution must occur to overthrow the current political
and economic system
Phase 2: A dictator or leader must take total control over the
working class or proletariat who must rise up against the
bourgeoisie. The new government must have total control of the
people.
Phase 3: Utopia is achieved and all non-communists are destroyed.
In Marxist utopia, everyone would share wealth and property
equally. There is no more private property and the government is
abolished.
A revolution MUST occur to overthrow the current economic and political system.
A dictator or leader must take total control over the working class or proletariat who must
rise up against the bourgeoisie. The new government must have total control of the people
Utopia is achieved and all non-communists are destroyed.
One of the aims of communism is to become stateless. In what phase does this happen?
Predict: Did the Soviet Union ever reach Stage 3? Why or why not?
Readings From The Communist Manifesto
Independent Practice
Place Capitalism, Communism and
Socialism on the spectrum below
Total ownership and choice lies
with the people
No Ownership or choice
lies with the People
The Soviet Flag
As you read annotate. Look for
important people, places, events or
dates.
Videos
Space Race and Cold War - http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/examining-impact-space-race
Spread of Communism/Domino Theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wamBsigAnYg
Czar Nicholas II and the Romanov Family
Lenin and Stalin
The Great Terror