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What is communism?

Question 1 of 14

1

Who are considered to be the founders of communism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Joseph Stalin

  • Friedrich Engels

  • Lenin

  • Karl Marx

Explanation

Question 2 of 14

1

What did Marx & Engels write?

Select one of the following:

  • The communist national anthem

  • The communist manifesto

  • The communist 25 point plan

Explanation

Question 3 of 14

1

Around which key principle is communism based?

Select one of the following:

  • Everyone deserves to be filthy rich

  • Everyone should be poor

  • Everyone should own the means of production

Explanation

Question 4 of 14

1

In a communist society everyone contributes how they can but receives what they need to exist

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 14

1

A communist society is based on a strict hierarchy

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 14

1

Which of the following was the first communist Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • Russian

  • Industrial

  • Chinese

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Question 7 of 14

1

When was the Russian Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • 1915

  • 1916

  • 1917

  • 1918

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Question 8 of 14

1

Who led the Russian Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • Karl Marx

  • Vladimir Lenin

  • Leon Trotsky

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Question 9 of 14

1

What was established by 1922 in Russia?

Select one of the following:

  • Democracy

  • Anarchy

  • Soviet Councils

  • A huge army

Explanation

Question 10 of 14

1

What does the USSR stand for?

Select one of the following:

  • United Soviet Socialist Regions

  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  • Union of Similar Social Republics

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Question 11 of 14

1

What were the main criticisms of communism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Too centralised

  • Too fair

  • Too unrealistic

  • Too many restrictions on personal freedom

Explanation

Question 12 of 14

1

What was the significance of communism post WW2?

Select one of the following:

  • It clashed with democracy and led to a 40 year ‘cold war’

  • It transformed the way ordinary people lived

  • It was the basis of 40 years of peace between the superpowers

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Question 13 of 14

1

When did the Cold War end?

Select one of the following:

  • When the US won it

  • When the USSR collapsed

Explanation

Question 14 of 14

1

How many communist countries remain?

Select one of the following:

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

Explanation

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