Both the United States and Socialism have had long histories. Socialism is a political ideology which was created by Karl Marx in the mid-19th Century. It calls for the abolition of capital and private property. In China, Russia, Cuba, and other countries throughout the world, Marxism (the collective term for socialism, communism, and other Marxist ideologies) has been embraced, but has widely been rejected by the United States. However, during the Great Depression, many Americans called for the implication of Socialism. In light of modern American politicians being openly Socialist (See Senator Bernie Sander (D-VT) and Representative Alexandria Oscario-Cortez (D-NY) for example), Imagine If the US had become Socialist in the 1930s.