During World War 2 (1939-1945), the rationality was that the Soviet Union and the USA were allies because they were fighting towards the same enemy – Nazi Germany. From this it was thought that after the war, the two forces would have a firm relationship. Yet the appearance of this was a powerful illusion. Once Germany surrendered in 1945, by 1947 the U.S openly formulated a policy of ‘Containment’ and at the beginning of 1948 the Cold War had soar. Containment was the plan to diminish the rise of Soviet influence in the Western nations. A clash of different beliefs and ideologies meant Communism was spreading and Western Capitalist systems were losing their dominance.
Throughout the world, it is clear that many people follow the ideals of a variety of ideologies. A few of the recognisable ones are; Liberalism, Conservatism, Capitalism and Socialism. However the prevalence of these ideologies are diminishing because of the immense diversity of ethics spread around the globe. The following essay will argue that socialism has been superseded by terrorism in the 21st Century. The first section will discuss and analysis major details and history of socialists and terrorists and how they are now perceived in today’s society. The second section will examine the question and underline if socialism has been superseded by terrorism in the 21st century. It is evident that ideals are changing, as well as the effects that the ideals can have. A key aspect of ideology is that the effect they had at a point in time can be different to this current period and generation. Firstly the term ‘ideology’ derived during the French revolution and was first used by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. He was a philosopher and aristocrat who denoted that ideologie was a new science of ideas (Political ideologies, an introduction, Andrew Heywood 3rd edition, Pg. 6). Furthermore socialism and terrorism differentiate for the reason that socialism is an ideology yet terrorism is a type of political manipulation. …show more content…
Socialist’s support a system in which there is no private property and encourages a revolution of the working class people against the bourgeoisies. However even though the idea of a revolution resonates as extreme, the foremost socialist principles intended to introduce better equality in social and working conditions (Kilroy-Silk, 1973). A notion of the businessman and property-owning citizens exploiting working class people is what brought upon an uprising during the French revolution in 1789. Socialism was then brought about again by the European industrial revolution that swept nations in 1848. The brutal conditions that resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. This exploitation gave a rise to the socialist movement in the 1800’s through to the cold war in 1948 (Hornberger, 2014). Unlike the Socialist …show more content…
Karl Marx was a highly influential socialist theorist who did not promote or believe in the use of terror to bring together a future without capitalism. However he acknowledged the fact that capitalism contained sources to its own destruction. A revolution was inevitable because of the poor working conditions but alternatively Terrorism doesn’t need to be inevitable. The promotion of destructive violence in the masses and fear in the lives of innocent men, women and children is unnecessary. Which is why Terrorism is a new fear and enemy to Western nations in the 21st century, like socialism which was viewed as destructive by upper-class Westerns in the 18th, 19th and 20th
Throughout the world, it is clear that many people follow the ideals of a variety of ideologies. A few of the recognisable ones are; Liberalism, Conservatism, Capitalism and Socialism. However the prevalence of these ideologies are diminishing because of the immense diversity of ethics spread around the globe. The following essay will argue that socialism has been superseded by terrorism in the 21st Century. The first section will discuss and analysis major details and history of socialists and terrorists and how they are now perceived in today’s society. The second section will examine the question and underline if socialism has been superseded by terrorism in the 21st century. It is evident that ideals are changing, as well as the effects that the ideals can have. A key aspect of ideology is that the effect they had at a point in time can be different to this current period and generation. Firstly the term ‘ideology’ derived during the French revolution and was first used by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. He was a philosopher and aristocrat who denoted that ideologie was a new science of ideas (Political ideologies, an introduction, Andrew Heywood 3rd edition, Pg. 6). Furthermore socialism and terrorism differentiate for the reason that socialism is an ideology yet terrorism is a type of political manipulation. …show more content…
Socialist’s support a system in which there is no private property and encourages a revolution of the working class people against the bourgeoisies. However even though the idea of a revolution resonates as extreme, the foremost socialist principles intended to introduce better equality in social and working conditions (Kilroy-Silk, 1973). A notion of the businessman and property-owning citizens exploiting working class people is what brought upon an uprising during the French revolution in 1789. Socialism was then brought about again by the European industrial revolution that swept nations in 1848. The brutal conditions that resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. This exploitation gave a rise to the socialist movement in the 1800’s through to the cold war in 1948 (Hornberger, 2014). Unlike the Socialist …show more content…
Karl Marx was a highly influential socialist theorist who did not promote or believe in the use of terror to bring together a future without capitalism. However he acknowledged the fact that capitalism contained sources to its own destruction. A revolution was inevitable because of the poor working conditions but alternatively Terrorism doesn’t need to be inevitable. The promotion of destructive violence in the masses and fear in the lives of innocent men, women and children is unnecessary. Which is why Terrorism is a new fear and enemy to Western nations in the 21st century, like socialism which was viewed as destructive by upper-class Westerns in the 18th, 19th and 20th