Chapter 22

Communism is defined as a  system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. It was inspired by Karl Marx. He had the advance knowledge of political philosophy and economic theory. He believed that they could achieve the goals through a democratic process. Communism's peak was in the 1970s, where almost 1/3 of the world's population was under a communistic government. These countries included Eastern Europe , North Korea , Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia , Cuba , Afghanistan. The most important societies were the USSR and China. The Russian or USSR revolution began in 1917, where claimed they were defending Russia from imperialists as well as external exploiters. For almost 25 years, the USSR was the only country to govern under communistic views. As for China, the communism won in China in 1949, the Chinese imperial system collapsed in 1911. The Chinese Communist Party was not founded until 1921, where over the next 28 years they immensely grew and transformed its strategy under Mao Zedong.