Lessons From a Century of Communism Flashcards
Describe communism in three words
Oppression, tryanny and mass murder
How many people have communists states murdered?
As many as 100 million people
What were the consequences of China’s Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward?
It led to a man made famine where 45 million people where killed.
What were the consequences of Joseph Stalin’s collectivization?
It took between 6 to 10 million lives
What where the other forms of mass murder communist regimes engaged in?
Slave labor camps, such s the USSR’s Gulag System. Mass executions, such as those of Stalin’s Great Purge, and the Killing Fields in Cambodia.
What happened when communist and non-communist states existed in close proximity?
The communists used walls and the threat of death to keep their people from fleeing to societies with greater opportunity.
What are some of the economic consequences of communism?
Destroyed production incentives for ordinary people and little incentive for workers to either be productive or to focus on making goods that are useful to consumers.
How much lower was the life expectancy of Russians in the 1980s compared to Western Europe?
Life expectancy in Russia was six years lower.
How much higher was the infant mortality rate of Russians in the 1980s compared to Western Europe
Infant mortality was 3 times higher. Death rates were rising for every age group.
