hi! additional information is welcome; meanwhile, catch up on responses to these previous related questions
What is the difference Socialism and Communism?
Did Karl Marx use the terms Socialism and Communism interchangeably?
Why do the many "political labels" - left/right/socialism/capitalism/etc - seem to mean such different things in the US and Europe? What is the history behind that?
Where did the idea that Nazism and Fascism are politically "right," whereas Socialism and Communism are politically "left" come from?