Unit 6: Quiz 9: Socialism and Workers Parties

The economic and political theory advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, is called...?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Totalitarianism

What group attempted to build model communities in the early 1800s with the goal of residents experiencing economic and social equality?

• Utopian Socials

• Communists

• Cultist

• Amish

Which of the following was the revolutionary, economists, socialist and founder of Marxism, who called for rule by the working class?

• Joseph Stalin

• Karl Marx

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

Which f the following statement is true?

• Capitalism features a command economy

• In a capitalist system, the laws of supply and demand dictate economic decisions

• Marxism calls for the government to own the means of production

• The economic system of the United States is Communism

Why was socialism appealing to urban workers?

• It gave them the opportunity to learn more skills

• It provided them with a chance to move out of the cities and stop work in factories

• Its goal was to give them control of the means of production

• Its goal was to take away control of the means of production

Why did socialist parties form in the United States?

• Most Americans no longer wanted a democratic government

• Labor unions were unable to resolve workers issues

• The success of the Pullman Strike showed the power of socialism

• Americans found communism and socialism as better for the economy

Who led the Pullman Strike in 1894 and was sentenced to six months in jail for his role in the strike?

• Eugene V. Debs

• Samuel Gompers

• Karl Marx

Which of the following statements is true?

• Eugen Debs was the founder of the Socialist Party in the United States

• The Socialist Party succeeded in getting Debs elected as president of the United States in 1908

• Debs began his career as s steel worker

• The Socialists Party remains active in the US today