When Communism first started, there were fifty Communist countries. However, due to unethical activities and detrimental occurrences within governments, forty-five of the fifty Communist countries have ceased to exist. Communism ended in these forty-five countries because of negative outcomes, including the inadequate rights of citizens, the government’s inability to give incentives, rebellion among natives, overbearing laws, and the ineffectiveness of the Communist mission to end the class system. It is surprising that Communism failed in so many countries because on paper it looks like the perfect government, where everyone is equal. Karl Marx thought of this theory in 1840, which he initially called Marxism. Marxism then later
or Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (New World Encyclopedia 2). The U.S.S.R. is known as the first official Communist country and was started by Vladimir Lenin (New World Encyclopedia 2). Lenin decided to establish a Communist government in Russia because the country was going through a social revolution. More specifically, the government had grown into a class system, which was hurting the less fortunate people. Communism eliminated the class system and created a fair economic standard where everyone had ownership of property and equal income. The government was also atheistic and materialistic, which was at the foundation of Marx’s Communist theory (New World Encyclopedia 3).
After the start of Communism in Russia, many other countries switched over to this new way of government. Many countries, that were formerly part of Russia, joined the U.S.S.R. to boost their economies in times of despair (New World Encyclopedia 5). In addition, many other countries established a Communist government in later years, after revolutions within their country. Eventually, a total of fifty Communist countries arose around the world. Most countries were in Asia or Eastern Europe with a few exceptions like