What are the basic beliefs of communism?

Do now: NYC has many billionaires living in fancy apartments & has homeless people living on the streets. Does this make our society unfair? Explain your answer in FULL SENTENCES

 Communism – an economic system in which the

means of production are owned by the government  Capitalism – an economic system based upon private ownership of business  Bourgeoisie [boor-zhwah-zee] – wealthy business owners  Proletariat [proh-li-tair-ee-uht] – working class people

Origin: Based on the writings of Karl Marx’s book, Das Capital , written in 1843

Basic Beliefs: 1 – Private individuals are too greedy & exploit (too take advantage of) their workers, therefore no one owns business. The government owns all means of production & treats all workers fairly. 2 – private businesses must be violently taken away from owners, if they resist they will be killed. 3 – The government must control all aspects of society. Religion is to be banned, individual rights are taken away in order to build a peaceful & orderly society.

 Use the information from the notes to answer the 4

DBQs using FULL SENTENCES  Document 3: you are to choose either COMMUNISM or CAPITALISM for each statement & explain if you agree or disagree

 What are some positives

aspects about communism?

 What are some negative

aspects about communism?