What is communism?

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iGCSE History Quiz on What is communism?, created by Drew Bott on 21/10/2020.
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Question 1

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Who are considered to be the founders of communism?
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  • Joseph Stalin
  • Friedrich Engels
  • Lenin
  • Karl Marx

Question 2

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What did Marx & Engels write?
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  • The communist national anthem
  • The communist manifesto
  • The communist 25 point plan

Question 3

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Around which key principle is communism based?
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  • Everyone deserves to be filthy rich
  • Everyone should be poor
  • Everyone should own the means of production

Question 4

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

Question 5

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A communist society is based on a strict hierarchy
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Which of the following was the first communist Revolution?
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  • Russian
  • Industrial
  • Chinese

Question 7

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When was the Russian Revolution?
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  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918

Question 8

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Who led the Russian Revolution?
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  • Karl Marx
  • Vladimir Lenin
  • Leon Trotsky

Question 9

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What was established by 1922 in Russia?
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  • Democracy
  • Anarchy
  • Soviet Councils
  • A huge army

Question 10

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What does the USSR stand for?
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  • United Soviet Socialist Regions
  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • Union of Similar Social Republics

Question 11

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What were the main criticisms of communism?
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  • Too centralised
  • Too fair
  • Too unrealistic
  • Too many restrictions on personal freedom

Question 12

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What was the significance of communism post WW2?
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  • 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

Question 13

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When did the Cold War end?
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  • When the US won it
  • When the USSR collapsed

Question 14

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How many communist countries remain?
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  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
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