Communism and Capitalism

Indicate whether the following statements are pro Communism or pro Capitalism

Groups:

(a) Pro Communism

,

(b) Pro Capitalism

• results in competition, which can lead to innovation

• No people earn more than any others; everyone is equal

• allows people to make new inventions, like the car or the computer

• Property is owned by the community, and people share the same economic status.

Identify whether these statements are arguments against communism or captialism (2 of each):

• ​ (a)   results in distinct social classes, in which some people have a lot and some people have very little.

• All attempts at ​ (b)   have led to violent, oppressive dictatorships.

• "They believe ​ (c)   can be unfair because it causes too much competition between people, and prevents those with less wealth from having equal opportunities."

• "Every actual attempt at ​ (d)   so far has led to the rise of powerful dictators, mass killings, and even more extreme poverty."

• Capitalism
• communism

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Match the vocabulary word to its definition

• gov't rules to control something

• proponent

• to imagine as a possibility

• envision

• a supporter or advocate of something

• rebel (verb)

• to act to take power away from someone

• oppress

• to treat a group of people unfairly

• regulations

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Put these countries into the correct economic system

Groups:

(a) communist

,

(b) capitalist

• Cuba

• pre-1991 Soviet Union

• Great Britain

• United States

• China

• Canada

"A true communist society, like Karl Marx envisioned, has never really existed."

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7