Communism
Communism is a political and economic system in which the major productive resources in a society—such as mines, factories, and farms—are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need. In its most common usage, the term communism refers to the type of ideal society envisioned by the 19th-century German revolutionary Karl Marx or to forms of government based on Marx’s ideas that were later established.
What is the difference between communism and socialism?
Hmm, not too sure about that...
Some people think Karl Marx 'invented' communism because he literally wrote the book on it. He was one of two authors of The Communist Manifesto, a booklet that outlined many of the ideas about communism in the 1800s. This historical text actually suggested a course of action for workers to unite and overthrow capitalism, or a private, profit-based system. This idea dramatically affected millions of lives, especially in the 20th century.