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Running head: MODULE 03 COURSE PROJECT 1

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MODULE 03 COURSE PROJECT

Outline & Thesis Statement

Stephanie Norwood

Rasmussen College

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on March 16, 2016, for Kathryn Dove / G440/POT4001 Section 10 Potential Thought-Online Plus-2016 Winer Mid-Quarter

OUTLINE

Title: Marxism vs. Leninism: Ideological differences in Socialism

Thesis: Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, despite differences in interpretation of socialism, were influential figures in the spread of socialist ideology since they gave an insight on the various ways socialism could be applied in a practical perspective.

I. Introduction

A. Thesis

B. A brief insight into the history of Socialism.

II. Body

A. Marxism

1. Historical background

2. Basic features of Marxism

B. Leninism

1. Historical Background

2. Features of Leninism

C. Comparison of the two Socialist Ideologies.

D. Practical Implications in Russia.

1. Leninism

2. Marxism

E. Marxism- Leninism

III. Conclusion

1. Summary of the arguments

IV. References