Marxism Flashcards
Who co-authored some of Karl Marx’s works?
Friedrich Engels
Which of the following beliefs are foundational for Marxists?
Atheism and Materialism
what does the term “dialectic” refer to?
Cyclical struggle between thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.
Many of today’s Marxists see economic struggles as the root conflict between which struggle?
all of the above: religion, race, gender
According to Marx, what is the first step toward communism
socialism
Socialism begins with which of the following?
All of the Above: Heavy Taxation, Government takeover of business, Elimination of laws protecting private property
Marxism seek to abolish which of the following
All of the Above: Capitalism, Democracy, Religion
Marxism states: Human history is driven and explained by the evolutionary drive to eliminate…
economic injustice
Marxism states: Which group oppresses workers?
all of the above: business owner, politicians, religious leaders
Where does Postmodernism disagree with Marxism?
Postmodernism denies science’s ability to discover truth
Karl Marx was a laborer who made his living working in a factory.
false, he never worked, he was in the bourgeois
Marxism advocates for a peaceful transition to communism.
False, they want a violent overthrow
In the 1900’s, more people were killed under fascism than Marxist regimes.
False, Lenin killed more people than hitler
The world’s five Marxist countries make up 20 percent of the world’s population.
true
Goal of Marxism is class inequality through economic revolution
false, class equality
According to Marxism, society advances through peace.
false, violent overthrow
Everything in history is explained by an economic struggle between the government and workers.
not, just the government, the whole bourgeois
Marx- Evolution isn’t just biological; it is also sociological.
true
Marx- Human beings are merely matter in motion.
true
Marx- Government will no longer be necessary once communism has finally been achieved.
true
Socialism leads to Capitalism
false, it leads to communism
The highest moral in Marxism is doing good for all people.
false, they are for the proletariat
Marx- Salvation comes through the overthrow of capitalism.
true
Marx- the problem with humanity is because of the oppressive nature of the working class
false, the working class is being oppressed by the bourgeois
Many Marxist countries allow for “freedom of worship” but not “freedom of religion”
true, they want you to worship the dictators
Marxists see the march toward capitalism as a historical inevitability.
false, communism
Socialism is the abolition of private property
True
Dialectical Materialism is about the class struggle and mechanism behind social progress.
true
Proletariat are the people who own property and control production
false, Bourgeois
Bourgeoisie is the term Marx used to refer to those who own property.
true
Proletariat is the term Marxists use to refer to the working class who do not own property.
true
Economic determinism is the belief that economics determines the entire course of history.
true
Karl Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto
true
Class consciousness allows the working class to see their oppression and rise up
true
Bourgeoisie Morality is the belief that whatever advances the cause of communism is morally ok.
false, Proletariat
Marx- “Religion is the opium of the people”
true
Can you summarize the Marxist worldview?
class consciousness
violent uprising
socialism
communism
Can you discuss how Marx utilized Darwin’s theory of evolution?
Marx became convinced that evolution could explain human progress as well as the survival of the fittest in nature.
Evolution wasn’t just biological; it was sociological.
Can you discuss where Marxism and Secularism agree and disagree?
blind faith in spontaneous generation?
Can you discuss why Marxism and violence are inseparable?
F
obvious
