Your definitions ...

Please forgive any anti-americanism in this comic ...
I would like you to consider how differently we all see events in history ... just as you all wrote different defintions for the same words!  Personal interpretation is essential in deciding how history has played out.

Here are the defintions you wrote as a class last week.  We will do this exercise again this week.  In preparation for the exam, please be certain you can provide a definition of the isms we have discussed in class.  Pick a few isms each night and do this exercise at home.

Communism:
1) The direct unification of the proletarian class into a political power that directly advocates through all actions and policies for the betterment of the proletariat as a whole.

2)A left-wing political belief of where all the wealth of a country is shared amongst its people.  True communism has no leadership, as all citizens are equal.

3) The idea that government should be operated by and for the working class of people, making each person equal to the next.  No rich, no poor, universal wages and benefits were a goal never perfected.  The idea is adopted from theories of socialism and marxism.

Revolution:
1) A singular uprising, stimulated by an enlightenment of the proletariat, that aims to make known the thoughts, feelings and wishes of the suppressed class; to overthrow, sometimes with physical force and societal violence, the oppressive holding power to initiate desired changes in society.

2) New ideas of change are brought forth and people stand against old ways.  The revolt overtakes the old ways and new ones begin.

3) The uprising/revolt of the people in an area to bring about a much needed change.  Generally triggered by war, starvation and failing economy or government.  The action itself is usually a violent protest in large numbers of supporters.