Question 1

Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasized production of consumer goods over infrastructure. 
B)  It emphasized agricultural production at the expense of the industrial sector. 
C)  It proved unable to create strong worker incentives. 
D)  It encouraged too much interdependence among domestic economic entities. 
A)  It emphasized production of consumer goods over infrastructure. 
B)  It emphasized agricultural production at the expense of the industrial sector. 
C)  It proved unable to create strong worker incentives. 
D)  It encouraged too much interdependence among domestic economic entities.

Question 2

How do we evaluate the economic transitions that postcommunist countries have undergone as either successful or unsuccessful? What are some of the factors correlated with a successful transition from communism?

Accepted Answer

A good answer may argue that economic tr

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

How were religion,gender relations,sexuality,and nationalism handled under communist regimes? Were preexisting ethnic identities reduced or sharpened,and why?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that all four in

Question 5

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in

Accepted Answer

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 6

Which of the following statements about the privatization and marketization of countries transitioning from communism is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those advocating shock therapy wanted to minimize the short-term social disruptions of marketization. 
B)  Inflation and hyperinflation were fears of those who advocated a gradual approach to marketization. 
C)  Postcommunist countries almost universally sought to privatize by distributing firms' shares to the public as a whole. 
D)  Most postcommunist countries agreed that privatization should occur and be allowed to complete its course before marketization was attempted. 
A)  Those advocating shock therapy wanted to minimize the short-term social disruptions of marketization. 
B)  Inflation and hyperinflation were fears of those who advocated a gradual approach to marketization. 
C)  Postcommunist countries almost universally sought to privatize by distributing firms' shares to the public as a whole. 
D)  Most postcommunist countries agreed that privatization should occur and be allowed to complete its course before marketization was attempted.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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 8

For Marx,which of the following was most important for explaining all human action?

Accepted Answer

A)  economics 
B)  religion 
C)  culture 
D)  geography 
A)  economics 
B)  religion 
C)  culture 
D)  geography

Question 9

The ________ is the name Marx chose for the system of economic production,including the level of technology (the "means of production").

Accepted Answer

A)  superstructure 
B)  base 
C)  dialectical materialism 
D)  surplus value of labor 
A)  superstructure 
B)  base 
C)  dialectical materialism 
D)  surplus value of labor

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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 11

How did Marxist theory change the lives of women in most communist countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abortion and divorce laws were made more conservative, reducing women's access to both. 
B)  Women were given greatly expanding workforce and educational opportunities. 
C)  Many women rose to positions of significant political and economic power. 
D)  Traditional patterns of sexism largely faded and most women were able to let go of their traditional roles inside the home. 
A)  Abortion and divorce laws were made more conservative, reducing women's access to both. 
B)  Women were given greatly expanding workforce and educational opportunities. 
C)  Many women rose to positions of significant political and economic power. 
D)  Traditional patterns of sexism largely faded and most women were able to let go of their traditional roles inside the home.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about gender and LGBT rights and equality in former communist or eastern European countries is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender inequality is growing in most Eastern European states as a result of postcommunist privatization and the high levels of unemployment that have resulted. 
B)  Postcommunist countries perform worse on the United Nation's Gender Inequality Index than advanced democracies around the world. 
C)  While some Central European states allow for same-sex partnerships, discrimination against the LGBT community has actually grown in Russia and Central Asia. 
D)  Unlike their approach to religion, communist countries considered gender and sexual identity to be compatible with communist ideology and offered no discrimination. That tolerance has continued in transitions from communism. 
A)  Gender inequality is growing in most Eastern European states as a result of postcommunist privatization and the high levels of unemployment that have resulted. 
B)  Postcommunist countries perform worse on the United Nation's Gender Inequality Index than advanced democracies around the world. 
C)  While some Central European states allow for same-sex partnerships, discrimination against the LGBT community has actually grown in Russia and Central Asia. 
D)  Unlike their approach to religion, communist countries considered gender and sexual identity to be compatible with communist ideology and offered no discrimination. That tolerance has continued in transitions from communism.

Question 13

The bourgeoisie are the

Accepted Answer

A)  working class. 
B)  aristocratic elites. 
C)  military. 
D)  property-owning middle class. 
A)  working class. 
B)  aristocratic elites. 
C)  military. 
D)  property-owning middle class.

Question 14

In which of the following ways do postcommunist success stories like Hungary,Poland,and the Czech Republic differ from countries with less successful records like Romania,Bulgaria,Croatia,and Serbia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were more heavily influenced by the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. 
B)  They are much more ethnically diverse. 
C)  They have a greater precommunist history of healthy civil society. 
D)  They had less contact with the West during communist rule. 
A)  They were more heavily influenced by the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. 
B)  They are much more ethnically diverse. 
C)  They have a greater precommunist history of healthy civil society. 
D)  They had less contact with the West during communist rule.

Question 15

Under communism,ethnicity and nationalism were

Accepted Answer

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.

Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?

How do we evaluate the economic transitions that postcommunist countries have undergone as either successful or unsuccessful? What are some of the factors correlated with a successful transition from communism?

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

How were religion,gender relations,sexuality,and nationalism handled under communist regimes? Were preexisting ethnic identities reduced or sharpened,and why?

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in

Which of the following statements about the privatization and marketization of countries transitioning from communism is accurate?

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

For Marx,which of the following was most important for explaining all human action?

The ________ is the name Marx chose for the system of economic production,including the level of technology (the "means of production").

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

How did Marxist theory change the lives of women in most communist countries?

Which of the following statements about gender and LGBT rights and equality in former communist or eastern European countries is accurate?

The bourgeoisie are the

In which of the following ways do postcommunist success stories like Hungary,Poland,and the Czech Republic differ from countries with less successful records like Romania,Bulgaria,Croatia,and Serbia?

Under communism,ethnicity and nationalism were

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Exam 9: Communism and Postcommunism

Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?

How do we evaluate the economic transitions that postcommunist countries have undergone as either successful or unsuccessful? What are some of the factors correlated with a successful transition from communism?

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

How were religion,gender relations,sexuality,and nationalism handled under communist regimes? Were preexisting ethnic identities reduced or sharpened,and why?

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in

Which of the following statements about the privatization and marketization of countries transitioning from communism is accurate?

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

For Marx,which of the following was most important for explaining all human action?

The ________ is the name Marx chose for the system of economic production,including the level of technology (the "means of production").

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

How did Marxist theory change the lives of women in most communist countries?

Which of the following statements about gender and LGBT rights and equality in former communist or eastern European countries is accurate?

The bourgeoisie are the

In which of the following ways do postcommunist success stories like Hungary,Poland,and the Czech Republic differ from countries with less successful records like Romania,Bulgaria,Croatia,and Serbia?

Under communism,ethnicity and nationalism were

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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