March 28

A communist system promised equality and abundance for all; however, it delivered a dismal and uncertain economic life for many and great privileges for the few. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and another event that occurred was the end of communism. In the Twentieth Century, communism was a phenomenon of enormous significance. In the tumultuous wake of revolution, war, or both communist regimes came to power almost everywhere.Particularly during the decades of the cold war, world communism posed as a military and political/ideological threat to the Western world of democracy and capitalism. This prompted a global rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States for influence in the Global South.