Discussion Week 2 History 410
Compare and contrast the two types of totalitarian governments that arose after 1917, that is,
communism and fascism. What were the origins of these governments, their accomplishments,
and their failures? What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these
movements? Elaborate.
In looking at communism and fascism in the governments throughout history it is important to
understand the definition of each type in order to compare and contrast.
Communism is a
government that owns everything that is produced and there is no private ownership. This giving
the government complete control over people’s rights and freedoms.
With communism the idea of having a classless society is a good idea in theory because every
person in the country would be on an even playing field because there is no private ownership.
That means that people do not have any assists and work for the government in control. The
communism government came from ideas of Karl Marks often as the founding father. The
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- Spring '11
- jessen
- Adolf Hitler, World War I, World War II, Paris Peace Conference, private ownership, communism government
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