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The Communist Experiment (20 th c.) Russia & China turn Red

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What is a Communist State? P one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections P one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections E command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods E command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods R atheism R atheism S promote cultural values of selflessness & collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities S promote cultural values of selflessness & collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities I endorse a modified Marxist ideology I endorse a modified Marxist ideology A state approved propaganda only (arts, literature, education, & media strictly censored) A state approved propaganda only (arts, literature, education, & media strictly censored)

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PATHS TO COMMUNISM

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V. I. Lenin The Father of Russian Communism

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BUILDING SOCIALISM: A COMPARISON

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THE ARCHITECTS Mao Zedong Joseph Stalin

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