Animal Farm Background Flashcard

Front

What is an allegory?

Back

A moral story, often with animal characters

Front

What is capitalism?

Back

An economic system based on the exchange of capital.

Front

What is socialism?

Back

A social system based on collective ownership

Front

What is communism?

Back

A form of socialism proposed by Karl Marx

Front

Who are the bourgeoisie?

Back

The wealthy (upper class) of the Soviet Union

Front

Who are the proletariat?

Back

The working class of the Soviet Union

Front

Who was Lenin?

Back

A Soviet who dreamed about a society where all men work together and share all profits.

Front

Who was Stalin?

Back

The leader of the USSR who forced Communism upon the liberated countries

Front

Who was Trotsky?

Back

An intellectual who was sent into exile by Stalin

Front

What is the KGB?

Back

A group of Soviet police trained to track down lawbreakers