9. SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCECommunism Communist A person who is a member of communist party A pro-communist is a person who supports Communism but need not be a member of the communist party An anti-Communist is a person who is against Communism
10. SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCECommunism Current Communist States Republic of Cuba (Cuban Revolution in 1959, socialist state declared in 1961) Democratic People's Republic of Korea (since 1948) Lao People's Democratic Republic (since 1975) Socialist Republic of Vietnam (since 1976; Communist Party of Vietnam ruled the Democratic Republic of Vietnam since 1954)
12. SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCECommunism Origins of Communism Ideals of Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 – 1883) German philosopher, political economist, historian, sociologist, humanist, political theorist and revolutionary credited as the founder of communism
27. SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCECapitalism Not a political system, but an economic system Wealth are privately owned/controlled rather than publicly or state-owned Wealth process of generating $ $ itself Privately owned/controlled individuals corporations
28. SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCECapitalism Investments, income, production, pricing, supply of goods and services, etc are primarily determined by private decision in a market economy largely free of government intervention
31. Communism in Singapore and Malaya Malayan Communist Party (MCP) was formed in 1930 Headquarters – Singapore WWII: Communists helped the British to fight the Japanese Earned the respect of the people
32. Post-WWII Situation Communists were told to surrender the weapons given to them by the British Communists secretly kept some of the weapons MCP wanted to end British rule and replace it with a Communist government Stirred anti-British feelings among the people Promised freedom from foreign rule once and for all, and a better life
33. Communist Activities, 1945-48 Spread of Communism mainly among the Chinese Use of Chinese newspapers to spread its messages Gained support among workers, who blamed the British government for their low pay and poor working conditions Influenced students in Chinese schools, as many teachers were pro-Communist and used textbooks from China
34. The Emergency 1948 - 1960 Communists started adopting a more violent strategy Moved into the jungles of Malaya Attacked rubber plantations and tin mines to destroy the economy State of Emergency in Malaya & Singapore Emergency gave government more power to act against the Communists
40. An important result The Chief Minister, David Marshall, seemed unwilling to take strong action against the Communists Thus, the British felt that Singapore could fall into the hands of the Communists Made the British reluctant to grant independence
41. Why were the communists often seen as the bad guys ?
43. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Britannica Online www.capitalism.org “Towards a new socialism” by Cockshott & Cottrell PAP website NUS lecture notes, courtesy of Ms Siti NurJannah
