Marxism

What is Marxism?

• A religion

• A theory

• A disease

• An idea

What is the central conflict identified by Marxism?

• left vs. right

• rich vs. poor

• white vs. black

• nations vs. other nations

What was the goal of communism, according to Marx?

• the oppression of the working class

• a more equal and fair society

• making everybody rich

• making everybody poor

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Which were the classes created by early capitalism?

• aristocrats and peasants

• lords and ladies

• bourgeoisie and proletariat

• workers and owners of capital

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Marxism

• Marxism is a type of flower

• Marxism is a social, political, and economic theory originated by Karl Marx.

• Marxism is a form of exercise

• Marxism is a cooking technique

Which detail from the text best supports the central idea?

• "Of course, in a capitalist society, there is not just the rich and the poor, but different groups of people between these two extremes with different levels of wealth." (Paragraph 2)

• "After winning the revolution, the working class would then spread the wealth equally, and a communist society would be created where everyone acted for the greater good." (Paragraph 6)

• "Its economy never caught up to the progress of capitalist economies (like in the United States), and anywhere from 8 million to 60 million people died." (Paragraph 11)

• "However, every actual attempt at communism so far has led to the rise of powerful dictators, mass killings, and even more extreme poverty." (Paragraph 17)

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A form of socialism proposed by Karl Marx which intends to effect reforms by advocating a revolution of the Proletariat.

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Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?

• By fulfilling Karl Marx's true vision of communism, citizens and their economy would no doubt thrive.

• Communism has been used to increase a leader's power and keep the lower class in powerless positions.

• While communism and capitalism have both proved to be imperfect systems, both have provided people with power.

• Modern communist countries have proven that it is impossible to provide every citizen with equal goods and resources.

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political theory in which property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• hijab

• clave

• communism

• dictator

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What did Marx criticize about the Capitalist system?

• the rich got poorer

• the rich got richer

• the poor got richer

• the poor stayed poor

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