The political and economic system known as Communism is being use in many countries today. Communism is having a lot of influence in our world today. One of the countries that have Communism as their government is Cuba. The reasons communism came to power in Cuba and when and how will be discussed as well, if it working or not.
The theories in communism started with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marx did not believe that the problems of industrialization could be solved by reforming capitalist society. He believed that a new economic and social system should be developed. He based all his theories on scientific analysis of history. Karl and Engels ideas were published in the Communist Manifesto. They had four main ideas:
1. Class Struggle - Communist believe that every society is divided into two groups, which are in constant confrontation. These two groups are the bourgeoisie (the capitalist) and the Proletariat (the working class)
2. Communist Revolution - Communist believe that the bourgeoisie will never willing give up their power. The situation of workers will become so desperate that they eventually will join together and start a violent revolution to overthrow the bourgeoisie.
On April 1961 the Bay of Pigs occur. This is when the U.S tried to invade Cuba since Cuba confiscated all American assets. Two months later Castro declared that he was a Marxist-Leninist (communist). With Cuba facing complete isolation with U.S they had no option but to find another protector. The situation was easily solved. Russia was the answer. Anyone that was not with the revolution was consider as traitors and was arrested. Trade unions were disbanded and the government controlled the media. There is spies among the people to see who's with the revolution or not, the ones that are not are reported to the authorities. Cubans started working extra hours not for extra money but for the honor in doing this for their own country.
- the rich prosper from the labor of their workers, leaving them with the just the minimum needed to survive. Because of this Marx believed it was necessary to abolish private property. He believed that after the revolution, economic production would be in the hands of the state. Class distinction will disappear.
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