Communism/Bolshevik Revolution

Who ruled Russia during the time leading up to the Bolshevik Revolution?

• Tsar Nicholas II

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Led the Russians in the 1917 Revolution

• Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"

• Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)

Which leader is being described by these statements?

• Czar Nicholas II

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir I. Lenin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

In a "pure" communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?

• Intellectuals
• Business leaders
• Military leaders
• No One--every member of society is supposed to be equal

What is Communism according to the definition provided?

• A) A social system based on individual rights and private property.

• B) A political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property with public ownership and communal control of major means of production and natural resources.

• C) An economic system where the government has no role in production or distribution of goods and services.

• D) A cultural movement that emphasizes the importance of community values over individualism.

What did Karl Marx write?

• The Great Gatsby

• The Wealth of Nations

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Prince

What kind of society is described in The Communist Manifesto?

• Democratic society

• Classless society

• Aristocratic society

• Capitalist society

What were the two main ideologies of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin?

• Fascism and Capitalism

• Communism and Socialism

• Communism and Capitalism

• Federalism and Capitalism

Whose teachings were most of the ideas of communism based on?

• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Lenin
• Karl Marx
• Franklin Roosevelt 

Communism is a type of government that....

• eliminates private ownership

• leader is called a dictator

• the goverment controls everything

• all of the above

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe switched from a ​ (a)   rule to a ​ (b)   rule

• communist
• democratic
• monarchy
• theocratic
• aristocratic