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

Which were the classes created by early capitalism?

• aristocrats and peasants

• lords and ladies

• bourgeoisie and proletariat

• workers and owners of capital

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)

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

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.

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

What did Marx criticize about the Capitalist system?

• the rich got poorer

• the rich got richer

• the poor got richer

• the poor stayed poor