8th Grade Social Studies Study Guide: Animal Farm and USSR under Stalin

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Which 19th-century philosopher and author highlighted the ruling class v class struggle?

  • Vladimir Lenin
  • George Orwell
  • Leon Trotsky
  • Karl Marx (correct)

Who was the founder of the Russian Communist Party?

  • Leon Trotsky
  • Joseph Stalin
  • Vladimir Lenin (correct)
  • Karl Marx

Which Russian revolutionary was a central figure in the 1905 Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union?

  • Joseph Stalin
  • Leon Trotsky (correct)
  • Vladimir Lenin
  • Karl Marx

Who wrote the famous books Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto?

<p>Karl Marx (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which author wrote a critique of the USSR under Stalin, using the allegory Animal Farm?

<p>George Orwell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union?

<p>To rapidly industrialize the economy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the working class in Marxist theory?

<p>Proletariat (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event resulted in the starvation of millions of Ukrainians between 1923-1933?

<p>Holodomor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the idea that a nation's strength and superiority are dependent on its expansion and colonization of other territories?

<p>Italian Nationalism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary economic system associated with capitalist societies?

<p>Laissez-faire (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the idea that the strong will survive and thrive, while the weak will perish, in the context of international relations?

<p>Social Darwinism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which policy was implemented by the United States to promote equal trade opportunities with China?

<p>Open Door Policy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the practice of a powerful country claiming influence or control over a weaker country or region?

<p>Spheres of influence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union who implemented the Five Year Plans and established the Iron Curtain?

<p>Joseph Stalin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the Age of Imperialism, according to the theory of mercantilism?

<p>To acquire markets and resources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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