Spanish Flu
What is it called when a disease travels worldwide like the Spanish Flu?
Pandemic
What is the main goal of capitalism?
To make as much money as possible (profit)
Shared Equally
Fill in the blank:
Under socialism, people who earned more paid __________.
Under socialism, people who earned more paid taxes.
During the Russian Revolution, what was Lenin's Main Slogan?
Peace, Land, and Bread
Where did the flu likely begin in 1918?
Camp Funston, Kansas
Who owns businesses and property in capitalism?
Individuals
Who decides what and how much is produced in communism?
The government (central planning)
Fill in the blanks:
Socialism is a combination of ____________ and ______________.
Socialism is a combination of capitalism and communism.
After Lenin died, who became the next leader of the Soviet Union. What was one of the things he did?
Joseph Stalin:
- Great Purge
- Five Year Plans
- Gulags
Name some symptoms of the Spanish Flu?
Bleeding from ears and eyes, suffocation, fever, cough, body aches
What encourages people to work harder under capitalism?
Competition
Who are the two authors of the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
What do taxes pay for in socialism?
Healthcare, education, housing support, welfare to benefit the poor
What was the name of the Tsar of Russia? How did he lose power and what happened to him and his family?
He lost power in 1917 during the February Revolution when mass protests, strikes, and soldier mutinies forced him to abdicate the throne. After stepping down, he and his family were placed under house arrest, and in 1918 they were executed by Bolshevik forces to prevent them from being used to restore the monarchy.
How did the flu spread so quickly?
Troop movements and travel during WWI
Why did many workers dislike factory life under capitalism?
Low pay, long hours, harsh conditions
What were the rich middle class called in the Communist Manifesto? What were the poor working class called in the Communist Manifesto?
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Bourgeoise: Rich Middle Class
Proletariat: Poor Working Class
In the TV show Squid Game, players risk their lives to win money because of extreme debt and inequality - what economic system do you think they lived in and why?
In Squid Game, the players most likely lived in a capitalist system because private companies and lenders controlled wealth, people competed for money, and extreme inequality and debt forced poor individuals to take dangerous risks just to survive.
In short: The show reflects capitalism’s wealth gap, where those at the bottom have very few safe options.
List three events that caused or led up to the Russian Revolution?
Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905): Russia’s unexpected defeat showed that the government of Nicholas II was weak and incompetent, lowering public confidence in his leadership.
Peasants’ Poor Living Conditions: Most peasants lived in poverty, worked long hours, and faced food shortages, which created widespread anger toward the government.
Industrial Workers’ Strikes: Factory workers protested low wages, unsafe conditions, and long hours by organizing strikes that disrupted cities and weakened the Tsar’s control.
Bloody Sunday (1905): Soldiers fired on peaceful protesters, proving to many Russians that the Tsar would use violence instead of reform.
World War I Failures: Military defeats, shortages, and inflation during WWI made daily life unbearable and turned people against the government.
Food Shortages and Bread Riots: Lack of food in cities led to protests and riots, especially in Petrograd, showing the government could not meet basic needs.
February Revolution (1917): Mass protests and soldier mutinies forced the Tsar to abdicate, ending the monarchy.
What percentage/fraction of people around the world got infected with the Spanish Flu?
Extra 100 Point: About how many people died worldwide?
1/3 or 33%
50 million +
What Enlightenment Thinker wrote about the perks of capitalism in their book, The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
Fill in the blank:
After a successful revolution, Marx believed there should be a ________________ of the ________________________.
After a successful revolution, Marx believed there should be a dictatorship of the proletariat?
Name one modern day socialist country.
Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland
What group did Lenin lead? What were some of their beliefs on how the Russian government should be run? (At least 3 sentences)
Lenin led the Bolsheviks. Bolsheviks believed that the Russian government should have workers control factories, land be shared, and no private ownership of major industries.