From socialism in the 1900s to socialism in the 2000s: The rise of liberal socialism

A defining feature of the 20th century was the struggle between capitalism and socialism. The tension between the two systems was not new to the 20th century. However, the last century changed the nature of competition between capitalism and socialism. Lenin changed competition from primarily an ideological debate in the 19th century into a violent conflict for the supremacy of one system over another in the 20th. The political/military conflict