Prep for Spring Final Conceptual Vocab Unit 2

We read an article in class together titled “A Brief History of ___________ in Russia.” In it, we learned that the idealistic ideas of people who followed Karl Marx did not actually come true.

• capitalism

• communism

• fate

• free will

As the new Russian leader who exalted _______________ Stalin began to move the Soviet Union into the modern industrial age.

• capitalism

• utopia

• nationalism

• vigilant

In the beginning of the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs the people live in a ________, where all people have an abundance of food, and nobody has to go hungry.

• fascism

• utopia

• totalitarianism

• fate

Near the end of the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, the people finally leave to seek a new, safer town. But imagine that instead of leaving, they stay, and keep living there, in complete subservience to the dangerous, violent weather. What kind of government would that weather resemble?

• totalitarianism

• capitalism

• utopia

• revolution

Here in the U.S. we have historically lived under _________.

• utopia

• fascism

• totalitarianism

• Capitalism

The book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs may be a whimsical children’s book, but at its core, it reminds us of the importance of ______________‘s relationship with nature, as the town must adapt to a sudden and unusual change in their environment caused by falling food.

• diverge

• humanity

• free will

• nationalism

By reading the article, we learned that during the Russian Revolution, many _____________ were held, where the fate of individuals was predetermined, rather than decided by impartial justice.

• rigged trials

• revolutions

• vigilance

• capitalism

It could be argued that the beginning of the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is an example of __________ because everyone in the community owns the plentiful food equally.

• totalitarianism

• fate

• socialism

• fascism

_________ can have positive aspects, such as fostering a sense of identity, unity, and patriotism among citizens; however its negative side can lead to tensions between nations and discrimination against people who are outsiders.

• nationalism

• rigged trials

• fate

• destiny

It’s a political theory derived from Karl Marx, in which each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. It is: _________.

• communism

• nationalism

• fascism

• totalitarianism