Worksheets4.1 -- North Korea -- Modern Connection to Class Content
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 35mins
A system of government in which power is passed on hereditarily, usually from father to son. This was by far the most common form of political organization across human history... (Abnormal/uncommon today)
Communism
Capitalism
Democracy
Monarchy
What is perhaps the most conspicuous trait of total revolution that virtually every totalitarian ruler has been identified with?
Huge infrastructure projects
The cult of personality
Wars of aggressions
None of the above
What is state propaganda?
The use of mass media to influence thoughts and activities towards desired ends of the state
The use of mass media by the state to create whatever impression is desired among the general population
Information controlled by the state to rationalize or legitimize its activities or agenda
All the above
How does a single totalitarian ruler maintain power and control over the totalitarian state apparatus?
The leader places family members as heads of the secret police, government, and party
The leader uses patron-client relationships to ingratiate himself to bases of the party’s popular support in the totalitarian state apparatus
The leader monopolizes state information and then uses terror to subordinate the state apparatus of secret police, government, and the party by pitting each institution against the other
All the above
What is another term often used to describe communist totalitarianism?
Leninism
Stalinism
Revisionism
All the above
Which nation is a 'TOTALitarian' state today?
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
Canada
_________________ is a tactic used by governments &/or other powerful organizations in which information is controlled or suppressed in order to try and 'control the narrative', or only allow the people information that they want them to see.
Capitalism
Censorship
Free Press
Free Trade
What is a Command Economy?
CAPITALISTIC economy in which there is free competition and prices are determined by interaction of supply and demand
An economic system COMBINING private and public enterprise.
When production, investment, price, and income are determined centrally by a GOVERNMENT.
A system that relies on customs, history, and time-honored beliefs.
A command economy is also known as a:
Free enterprise system
Consumer-driven economy
Prosperous economy
Planned economy
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
A command economy gives people the motivation to work hard:
True
False
What is one disadvantage of a Command Economy?
Requires large bureaucracy, which consumes resources
Lower standard of living
Does not produce enough public goods
Workers and businesses face uncertainty as a result of competition and change.
One massive disadvantage of Command Economies is...
Too much competition between businesses makes prices too low, which ultimately means people can't afford to run a business
Inefficiency, discoordination, and corruption lead to reduced overall wealth
*Shortages of goods and services
Too much consumer choice leads consumers to be overwhelmed and unable to end up purchasing a product, which ultimately hurts the economy
spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause
propaganda
isolationism
appeasement
super bowl commercials
The policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries and/or avoiding contact with outsiders is...
nationalism
socialism
isolationism
imperialism
