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Article: Words in the news.(Brief article)(Glossary)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- December 17, 2007
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Below are some key terms used in this issue of Current Events.
Communism (pages 4-5) Communists subscribe to a system of politics and economics in which private property is eliminated and all goods are shared equally. German philosopher Karl Marx founded modern communism. Marx claimed that economic factors shape the character of society. He believed that exploited workers would rise up and overthrow the capitalists, eventually creating a classless society. Countries such as China and North Korea still practice forms of communism today.
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