Communism Basics Quiz

Who is considered the Father of Communism?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Karl Marx

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

Match the following leaders with their countries:

• Mao Zedong

• Russia

• Karl Marx

• Germany

• Vladimir Lenin

• China

In the early 1900s, Russia changed to Communist rule under (a)   .

• Karl Marx

• Vladimir Lenin
• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

Communists took over mainland China in 1950 and ruled for many years under 'Maoism,' heavily based off of (a)   .

• Leninism

• Stalinism

• Marxism
• Capitalism

What is prohibited in a communist economic system?

• Ownership of private businesses

• Ownership of factories

• Ownership of farmlands

• Ownership of banks.

Match the following aspects of communism with their descriptions:

• Attempt to overthrow the government

• Government

• Common ownership of resources

• Revolutionary Movement

• Communist Party controls everything

• Economic System

By the 1980s, most communist countries became extremely poor and lacked vital resources such as (a)   .

• Water

• Food

• Technology

• Education