Quiz 9 Flashcards

1
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Who can Communism be traced back to? (2)

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Marx and Plato

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2
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Define communism

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Set of political ideas about class and politics

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3
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Communism is both (2)

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  1. empirical

2. normative

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4
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how is communism empirical?

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it attempts to explain how societies operate

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5
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How is communism normative?

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an ideology about how society should function

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6
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What is the Proletariat?

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The working class

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7
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What does the Proletariat do?

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produce value through labor

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8
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What is the Bourgeoisie?

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property-owning (business) class

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9
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Who does the Bourgeoisie benefit from?

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The working class

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10
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What is the base?

What is it made up of?

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An economic system

made up of technology and class relations.

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What is the Superstructure?

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All noneconomic institutions; used to legitimize the current system of exploitation

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12
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What is another name for the Superstructure?

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false consciousness

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13
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What are examples of the Superstructure?

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Religion, gender, culture.

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14
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What are Marx phases of history? (5)

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  1. Primitive Communism
  2. Slave Society
  3. Feudalism
  4. Capitalism
  5. Communism
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15
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What happens in each stage of Marx phases of history?

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changes in technology increase tensions between the rulers and the ruled.

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16
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Regime types of former countries under communism (3)

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  1. Personal or monarchical rule
  2. Military rule
  3. One-party rule
17
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Which country was under Personal or monarchical rule?

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North Korea

18
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What country was under Military rule?

19
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What country was under One-party rule? (2)

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USSR and China

20
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What are the key features of one-party communist states? (3)

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  1. Centralized authority under Communist Party
  2. Cooptation
  3. Banning of “hostile” organizations
21
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What happens in Collectivization and nationalization? (2)

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  1. Private property eliminated

2. State-controlled industry

22
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What happens when Central planning replaces markets?

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State allocates resources by planning

23
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State allocates resources by planning what? (3)

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  1. What should be produced and in what amounts
  2. The final price of goods
  3. Where they should be sold
24
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What are The problems of a communist political economy? (3)

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  1. Too many things to plan
  2. Lack of worker and business incentives
  3. shoddy products and supply shortages.
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what are the ideal Societal transformations? (3)
1. Religion: eliminate 2. Gender: no exploitation 3. Nationalism and ethnic: no “divide and conquer"
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What are the REALITY of Societal transformations? (3)
1. Religion: underground 2. Gender and sexuality: mixed 3. Nationalism and ethnic identity: strengthened
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What are the factors that triggered the end of the USSR? (3)
1. Economic decline 2. Chernobyl 3. Loss of empire
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More successful communist countries tend to have (4)
1. Precommunist experience 2. Stronger ties to Europe 3. Elite decisions 4. Strong Civil Society
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What are the two things you need to build capitalism? (2)
1. Privatization | 2. Marketization
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What is Privatization?
Transfer of state-held property into private hands
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What is Marketization
Re-creating the forces of supply and demand