up with being taxed for foreign wars, the local Barons forced King John to sign a document called Magna Carta. This was the first time an English King had agreed to ‘play’ by a set of rules. It restricted what he could do and introduced ‘trial by jury’ (well, for some anyway!). Much of Magna Carta is still with us today and it formed the basis for democracy the world over
U.S., Britain, and France
Ah, very fun topic.
The idea of communism s<span>tarted with both Karl Marx and Frederich Engels in </span><span>The Communist Manifesto. It started spreading throughout Europe, especially to countries like France and Russia where the workers had to work in bad conditions for little to no pay. In the beginning of the 20th century, Vladimir Lenin gave birth to "Marxism-Leninism", and successfully implemented it in Russia after overthrowing the provisional government. After WW2, under Stalin, many Eastern European countries became puppets of Soviet Union, thus gaining communism as their primary party as well. Communism started to decline after the fall of Soviet Union.</span>
These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote.
