AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: Mutual Economic Assistance
This is an excellent resource for learning about the USSR and The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON). Provides a great background of its origins, membership, evolution, and plans. Nicely broken down into chunks to allow for...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Industry and Isms (1815 1850)
As the conservatives were establishing Conservativism, liberals were finding Liberalism, nationalists were creating Nationalism, and socialists were developing Socialism with their own ideas for a new order to establish on a continent...
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Centre Culturel D'athis Mons
Complete history of the Popular Front. Includes drawings and pictures.
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Apri: Biographical Notes, A. Philip Randolph 1889 1979
An in-depth biography on A. Philip Randolph gives details about his family, childhood, and his life dedicated to the fight for civil, labor, and human rights.
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Karl Marx
This on-line encyclopedia offers an in-depth look at the teachings of Karl Marx.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Palmer Raids
[Free Registration/Login Required] Examining resources from Palmer and Goldman, students will consider what caused the Palmer Raids after World War I ended. The goal of the Palmer Raids was to incarcerate or deport those left-wing...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Nikita Khrushchev Collection
Documents containing the thoughts and opinions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Most are from Russian archives, along with a few Bulgarian and Romanian documents. The collection includes comments on Stalin, the post-Stalin Soviet...
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: The Reddest, Reddest, Red Sun in Our
From the International Institute of Social History this is "The reddest, reddest, red sun in our heart, Chairman Mao, and us together" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists, the Zhejiang Workers, Farmers and Soldiers Art...
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Radicalism or Reformism? [Pdf]
Read about the variations between socialist, social democratic and labor parties across 18 countries in the early twentieth century. Taking an inside look at case studies, there was a political emergence of the bourgeoisie and an...
Auburn University
Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Market Economy Defined
This site is a fairly complete explanation of market economy prepared by Dr. Paul Johnson of Auburn University. It also includes hyperlinks to several related topics.
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Modern World History: Responses to the Industrial Revolution
This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...
George Mason University
Marxist Origins of Communism
This site shows the reasons for Karl Marx's belief in a command economy, and contrasts Marx's views from other philosophers such as Locke and Voltaire.
Library of Congress
Loc: Reforms of the 1960s
This site from the Library of Congress describes the economic policies and decisions made by Yugoslavia in the 1960s. Also addresses rising tension among various ethnic groups in the region. A great overview to a very complex time and...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Charles Fourier
Read an excerpt from Fourier's 1820 book, "Theory of Social Organization," which explains his theory of communal work distribution that influenced a number of social experiments, including the Israeli kibbutzim.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Louis Blanc
An excerpt from the work of Louis Blanc on socialism.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook
A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: China's Transition to Socialism
A history of China's transition to Socialism and the first five year plan.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Friedrich Engels
This biographical article focuses on the life of Friedrich Engels, a German-English philosopher and a Marxist. Learn about his influence on Marxism and about his Socialist writings.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Socialist Party Usa
This site offers an encyclopedia entry on the Socialist Party of the United States.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Chairman Smiles: Political Posters
Online exhibit of political posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and China, with discussion of the role they played in the revolutionary history of each country. [To access the Dutch version of the site, click back to home.]
AllRefer
All refer.com: East Germany: The Soviet Zone of Occupation
The origin of the Soviet Zone of Occupation in postwar Germany is discussed, including the planning stages at Yalta and Potsdam.
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All refer.com: East Germany: Foundation of the People's Police
This site describes the origin and transformation of former Nazi soldiers into East German police. Attempts to explain why it was created and Joseph Stalin's intent to control Eastern Europe.
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All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: Economic Planning and Control
A very comprehensive look at the centrally planned economy of Russia. Examines how such an economy functions and the priorities set forth by government and government control.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Introduction to 19th Century Socialism
This article discusses the origin of 19th-century socialism. Discusses the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, social classes, Karl Marx and labor unions. An in-depth article.