Founders of Communism and Branches
He co-wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848.
Who is Karl Marx
After communism ended, this country was reunited — it had been split into East and West.
What is Germany?
The 1917 revolution that brought communism to Russia.
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
This war between the U.S. and USSR was not fought directly but influenced global politics.
What is the Cold War?
This country was the first to become communist in 1917.
What is Russia?
This German philosopher co-authored Marxist theory with Karl Marx.
Who is Friedreich Engels
The Berlin Wall fell in this year, marking a key moment in the Cold War. .
What is 1989?
This revolutionary led Cuba’s transformation into a communist state.
Who is Fidel Castro?
The USSR placed nuclear missiles in this country in 1962, causing a crisis.
What is Cuba?
This Asian nation has been ruled by the Communist Party since 1949.
What is China?
The political ideology stemming from Marx's ideas is called this.
What is Marxism?
This Soviet leader introduced the reforms of glasnost and perestroika.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This communist party leader won the Chinese Civil War.
Who is Mao Zedong?
This wall symbolized the divide between communist East and capitalist West.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This Caribbean island became communist after Fidel Castro's revolution.
What is Cuba?
Marx’s theory predicted that this group would overthrow the bourgeoisie.
Who are the Proletariat (working class)?
This type of government replaced communist ones in many Eastern European countries after 1989.
What is a democratic government (democracy)?
This brutal campaign in Cambodia was led by Pol Pot.
What is the Khmer Rouge or Cambodian genocide?
This American policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism.
What is containment?
This country, once part of Indochina, became communist after the Vietnam War.
What is Vietnam?
This later adaptation of Marxist theory was developed by Lenin in Russia.
What is Leninism?
This large, non-violent labor movement in Poland challenged communist rule and was led by Lech Wałęsa.
What is Solidarity?
The October Revolution overthrew this Russian government.
What is the Provisional Government?
The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 led to a U.S. boycott of the Olympics.
What is Afghanistan?
This small European country had a communist regime led by Enver Hoxha.
What is Albania?