Historical Figures
Father of Communism
Who is Karl Marx?
Factors of production are owned by EVERYONE (the people as a whole) -- no government needed. Classless society. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”
What is Communism?
This book is an allegory for the Russian revolution and the rise of communism.
What is Animal Farm?
The cost of progress in relation to Hard Times?
Hard Times: In the pursuit of “educating” the children and even the teachers, all individuality is lost.
Both authors of the Communist Manifesto
Who are Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?
Author of Animal Farm
Who is George Orwell?
Factors of production are owned by the public (government)
What is Socialism?
The leader of the animal revolution in Animal Farm; dies early in the book
Who is Old Major?
The cost of progress in relation to the Communist Manifesto
Communist Manifesto: The factory system, while successful at turning out goods quickly and cheaply, comes at the cost to the workers and the artisan. Artisans lose their livelihoods because factories can make goods faster and quicker. The goods lose all uniqueness. The factory system also dehumanizes people.
Russian Dictator; leader of the Soviet Union.
Who is Stalin?
Co-founder of Communism and a factory owner.
Who is Friedrich Engels?
The conflict between the people who have money and are in power and the people who are below them. Marx and Engels said that this conflict has existed throughout history.
What is Class Struggle?
This character in Hard Times is creative, and asks many questions.
Who is Sissy Jupe?
The cost of progress in relation to the Industrial Revolution.
Industrial Revolution -- Despite the technological advances made and the large growth of cities, with this came terrible living and working conditions for working class people. Urbanization caused many health and sanitation concerns. The use of new technologies led to factory owners pushing workers to complete more work and often led to injuries. Sometimes technology also replaced people’s jobs, putting them out of work.
The overall conflict throughout history highlighted in the Communist Manifesto.
What is class struggle?
The leader of the Russian Soviet Union
Who is Stalin?
“Hands off” -- government set little to no rules and laws regarding the economy, allowing the market to regulate itself.
What is Laissez-faire?
The names of all 3 important pigs in Animal Farm after Old Major's death.
Who are Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer?
The cost of progress in relation to the Working Class in England
Working Class in England: Despite the technology progress of the industrial revolution, nature and people’s lives and health are compromised due to pollution and terrible living conditions and wages. People are dehumanized.
The upper class in Marx's version of class struggle is called the following (factory owners)
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What is the Bourgeoisie?
British Economist; loved capitalism
Who is Adam Smith?
The separation of jobs into small tasks that one person can specialize in. It was used in factories in order to make production more efficient because labor becomes more productive when each worker becomes more skilled at a specific job.
What is Division of Labor?
Piece written by Engels highlighting living conditions in Industrial England
What is The Working Class in England in 1844?
The overall cost of progress in society.
You think I know?
All 3 sub-genres of Communism.
What are Marxism, Stalinism, and Leninism?