The Berlin Conference set up the "Scramble for Africa" as European powers determined how they would limit conflicts with one another as they each pursued imperialistic goals on the African continent.
The conference of representatives of European nations met in Berlin from <span>November 15, 1884 until February 26, 1885. The United States also took part in the conference. It is also sometimes known as the Congo Conference because it was prompted by King Leopold II of Belgium establishing a separate "Congo Free State" under his personal rule.</span>
In a federal system there is centralized authority, while in a confederal system power is distributed equally among the states.
Capitalism is based on private ownership of the means of production and on individual economic freedom. Most of the means of production, such as factories and businesses, are owned by private individuals and not by the government. Private owners make decisions about what and when to produce and how much products should cost. Other characteristics of capitalism include the following:
Communism
The most important principle of communism is that no private ownership of property should be allowed. Marx believed that private ownership encouraged greed and motivated people to knock out the competition, no matter what the consequences. Property should be shared, and the people should ultimately control the economy. The government should exercise the control in the name of the people, at least in the transition between capitalism and communism. The goals are to eliminate the gap between the rich and poor and bring about economic equality.
Socialism
Socialism, like communism, calls for putting the major means of production in the hands of the people, either directly or through the government. Socialism also believes that wealth and income should be shared more equally among people. Socialists differ from communists in that they do not believe that the workers will overthrow capitalists suddenly and violently. Nor do they believe that all private property should be eliminated. Their main goal is to narrow, not totally eliminate, the gap between the rich and the poor. The government, they say, has a responsibility to redistribute wealth to make society more fair and just.
Caretakers for grandparents.
workers of the family
connections of the past with the future (they're very spiritual people)
