Question

A system of government that attempts to destroy all distinctions between individuals and force equal distribution of property is called

Answer 1

Communist government

Communist governments attempt to create equality in the society by taking ownership of industry and land. The land is then redistributed equally among the workers of the land to create equality. Government regulated industry allows the government to regulate hours and wages for the workers in theory making sure all of the profits are returned to the workers.

The USSR and China both used this method in moving their countries from their previous government to a communist system. The focus for the USSR was regulation and ownership of industry whereas China focused on collecting farm land and redistributing to all the people. Both methods were used in each country, but each focused on different industries because their revolutions came from different bases. The USSR had a revolution led by workers and in China it was led by peasants.