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ASSIGNMENT IN PROGRESS FOR CIVICS - PERIOD 1
DUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
AN INTRODUCTION TO
COMMUNISM
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best
supports the answer to Part A?
by Jessica McBirney • 2018
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Communism is a political and social theory initially developed by the economist
Karl Marx. Communism explores how goods and resources should be distributed
in a society. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney further explores the
political theory and the countries that have adopted it. As you read, take notes
on how the countries that adopted communism were impacted by this system.
Highlight words that you are unfamiliar with
OA "Of course, in a capitalist society,
there is not just the rich and the poor,
but different groups of people
between these two extremes with
different levels of wealth."
Paragraph 2)
OB "After winning the revolution, the
working class would then spread the
wealth equally, and a communist
society would be created where
everyone acted for the greater good
(Paragraph 6)
OC "Its economy never caught up to the
progress of capitalist economies (like
in the United States), and anywhere
from 8 million to 60 million people
WHAT IS COMMUNISM?
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(1) Communism is a political and social idea
about how a society could be organized. In
simple terms, it is an idea that envisions 1
a society, or group of people, where almost
everything is shared equally. Decisions are
made for the good of the whole group, not
just for certain individuals. A truly
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