Question 1

Gorbachev's perestroika was concerned with

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A) economic and political reforms. 
B) devolution and federalism. 
C) military disarmament. 
D) encouraging public debate. 
A) economic and political reforms. 
B) devolution and federalism. 
C) military disarmament. 
D) encouraging public debate.

Question 2

Marx's name for all human institutions, including religion, the state, politics, and gender, is the

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A) base. 
B) superstructure. 
C) surplus value. 
D) dialectical materialism. 
A) base. 
B) superstructure. 
C) surplus value. 
D) dialectical materialism.

Question 3

One of the challenges in putting Marx's ideas into practice has been that

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A) he left no specific outline for how communism would be built. 
B) his guidelines for how to build communism were too costly to realize. 
C) he only provided a guideline for how to build communism in small, agrarian societies. 
D) his guidelines for how to build communism presumed technological innovation that has not yet occurred. 
A) he left no specific outline for how communism would be built. 
B) his guidelines for how to build communism were too costly to realize. 
C) he only provided a guideline for how to build communism in small, agrarian societies. 
D) his guidelines for how to build communism presumed technological innovation that has not yet occurred.

Question 4

For most of his career, Marx generally argued that communist revolution was most likely in

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A) countries where capitalism was most advanced. 
B) countries with an underdeveloped bourgeoisie. 
C) poor countries. 
D) Europe. 
A) countries where capitalism was most advanced. 
B) countries with an underdeveloped bourgeoisie. 
C) poor countries. 
D) Europe.

Question 5

In which of the following ways did Lenin's beliefs about communism differ from those of Marx?

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A) He argued that the state did not have to wither away after the communist revolution. 
B) He argued that socialism could be an end goal, not a transitional phase. 
C) He argued that some democratic processes could be incorporated into the operation of the state. 
D) He argued that revolutions could take place in less advanced countries. 
A) He argued that the state did not have to wither away after the communist revolution. 
B) He argued that socialism could be an end goal, not a transitional phase. 
C) He argued that some democratic processes could be incorporated into the operation of the state. 
D) He argued that revolutions could take place in less advanced countries.

Question 6

How have current governments in Russia and China responded to growing nationalism in their countries?

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A) They have tolerated nationalist sentiment without taking overt action. 
B) They have sought to emphasize ethnic multiculturalism to reduce nationalism. 
C) They have liberalized laws that restrict religious freedom and cultural expression. 
D) They have promoted nationalism as a means of maintaining legitimacy. 
A) They have tolerated nationalist sentiment without taking overt action. 
B) They have sought to emphasize ethnic multiculturalism to reduce nationalism. 
C) They have liberalized laws that restrict religious freedom and cultural expression. 
D) They have promoted nationalism as a means of maintaining legitimacy.

Question 7

What problems did the centralization of economic power in the state encounter that Marxist theory did not anticipate? Did communism create a more equal economic system?

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A good answer should describe the severa

Question 8

In which of the following ways has China's transition from the communist model differed from that of Russia?

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A) It has nationalized more industries than it has privatized. 
B) It has sought economic change with little or no political change. 
C) It has actively promoted strong nationalism. 
D) It has failed to expand its natural resources sector. 
A) It has nationalized more industries than it has privatized. 
B) It has sought economic change with little or no political change. 
C) It has actively promoted strong nationalism. 
D) It has failed to expand its natural resources sector.

Question 9

Why was communism able to spread across such a large part of the globe? What explains its attraction?

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A good answer should discuss how communi

Question 10

Lenin's term for the group of people who would need to carry out revolution in a less advanced country is the

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A) proletariat masses. 
B) vanguard of the proletariat. 
C) special police. 
D) avant-garde. 
A) proletariat masses. 
B) vanguard of the proletariat. 
C) special police. 
D) avant-garde.

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes the role of political parties in communist countries based on the Soviet model?

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A) All members of society belong to a single Communist Party. 
B) Several Communist parties compete for power, but non-Communist parties are banned. 
C) The state is dominated by a single Communist Party. 
D) Agrarian parties dominate the political system. 
A) All members of society belong to a single Communist Party. 
B) Several Communist parties compete for power, but non-Communist parties are banned. 
C) The state is dominated by a single Communist Party. 
D) Agrarian parties dominate the political system.

Question 12

The individual primarily associated with articulating the political theory of communism is

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A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Karl Marx. 
C) Vladimir Lenin. 
D) Adam Smith. 
A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Karl Marx. 
C) Vladimir Lenin. 
D) Adam Smith.

Question 13

Under communism, ethnicity and nationalism were

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A) suppressed. 
B) embraced and "socialized." 
C) tolerated as relics that would fade in time. 
D) generally merged with Marxist ideology. 
A) suppressed. 
B) embraced and "socialized." 
C) tolerated as relics that would fade in time. 
D) generally merged with Marxist ideology.

Question 14

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in

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A) Russia. 
B) Eastern Europe and the Baltics. 
C) the Balkans, such as Romania and Bulgaria. 
D) the Caucasus, such as Armenia and Georgia. 
A) Russia. 
B) Eastern Europe and the Baltics. 
C) the Balkans, such as Romania and Bulgaria. 
D) the Caucasus, such as Armenia and Georgia.

Question 15

Describe the political and economic strategies undertaken by Gorbachev as a means of reforming the Soviet Union.What changes did he propose in the international arena?

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A good answer should note that glasnost

Gorbachev's perestroika was concerned with

Marx's name for all human institutions, including religion, the state, politics, and gender, is the

One of the challenges in putting Marx's ideas into practice has been that

For most of his career, Marx generally argued that communist revolution was most likely in

In which of the following ways did Lenin's beliefs about communism differ from those of Marx?

How have current governments in Russia and China responded to growing nationalism in their countries?

What problems did the centralization of economic power in the state encounter that Marxist theory did not anticipate? Did communism create a more equal economic system?

In which of the following ways has China's transition from the communist model differed from that of Russia?

Why was communism able to spread across such a large part of the globe? What explains its attraction?

Lenin's term for the group of people who would need to carry out revolution in a less advanced country is the

Which of the following statements best describes the role of political parties in communist countries based on the Soviet model?

The individual primarily associated with articulating the political theory of communism is

Under communism, ethnicity and nationalism were

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in

Describe the political and economic strategies undertaken by Gorbachev as a means of reforming the Soviet Union.What changes did he propose in the international arena?

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Exam 9: Communism and Postcommunism

Gorbachev's perestroika was concerned with

Marx's name for all human institutions, including religion, the state, politics, and gender, is the

One of the challenges in putting Marx's ideas into practice has been that

For most of his career, Marx generally argued that communist revolution was most likely in

In which of the following ways did Lenin's beliefs about communism differ from those of Marx?

How have current governments in Russia and China responded to growing nationalism in their countries?

What problems did the centralization of economic power in the state encounter that Marxist theory did not anticipate? Did communism create a more equal economic system?

In which of the following ways has China's transition from the communist model differed from that of Russia?

Why was communism able to spread across such a large part of the globe? What explains its attraction?

Lenin's term for the group of people who would need to carry out revolution in a less advanced country is the

Which of the following statements best describes the role of political parties in communist countries based on the Soviet model?

The individual primarily associated with articulating the political theory of communism is

Under communism, ethnicity and nationalism were

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in

Describe the political and economic strategies undertaken by Gorbachev as a means of reforming the Soviet Union.What changes did he propose in the international arena?

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Nondemocratic Regimes

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

United Kingdom

Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Nigeria

Filters