Ch. 22 Communism in Russia & China (pp. 659-674)

This section introduces the Rise and Fall of world Communism in China and Russia. Communism found its way into 19th century European socialism through the teachings of Karl Marx and spread its roots through the Soviet Union to China and Eastern Europe. Communist movements of the 20th century drew from the earlier French revolution, which suggested that new and better ideas could be constructed by human actions. China and Russia's periods of communism shared similarities but also contrasted immensely from each other. Where Russia's period of Revolution lasted only a single year with massive social upheaval, China, with the help of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) and new leader Mao Zedong, communism had a different presence than it did in Russia. Over all, the spread of communism in China seemed to be a bit more successful than the spread of communism in Russia.