Marxist Philosophy
Karl Marx is generally considered to be the founder of what political/economic philosophy that was a major influence during the Cold War?
Communism
The Industrial Revolution started in what country before spreading all over the world?
England
The first successful communist revolution happened in what country?
Russia
This longtime leader of the Soviet Union was known for his harsh punishments of opponents in the gulags and his five year plans to modernize the country's economy.
Joseph Stalin
The Iron Curtain
Karl Marx's ideas were inspired by the plight of workers during what time period?
The Industrial Revolution
In order to try and fix some of the abuses they faced from their employers during the Industrial Revolution, workers formed groups to collectively bargain for better rights. These groups are known as:
Labor Unions
The United States government became very concerned when there was a communist revolution in this island nation only 90 miles from Florida.
Cuba
This was the first leader to be able to pull off a successful communist revolution.
Vladimir Lenin
This German city was literally split in half by a physical barrier during the Cold War.
Berlin
Karl Marx used the word bourgeoisie to refer to what group of people?
Wealthy
As a result of the Industrial Revolution many people moved from rural area to cities. This process is known as:
Urbanization
Mao Zedong led communist rebels to victory in a civil war in this country.
China
The mysterious leader of the Khmer Rouge was responsible for a genocide killing 2 million Cambodians in only 4 years.
Pol Pot
The US Government supported this system of racial segregation in South Africa because that government helped them resist the spread of communism in Africa.
Apartheid
According to Karl Marx, how did he believe that his ideas would be implemented in societies around the world?
Violent worker revolution
Fueling Industrial Revolution factories required huge amounts of natural resources. When countries did not have these resources they sought to gain them by doing what?
Imperialism
The Khmer Rouge rebels in Cambodia achieved a victorious communist revolution after the previous Cambodian government was destabilized as a result of what conflict?
The Vietnam War
The nationalist and independence leader was responsible for fighting and winning against the French, Japanese, and US militaries.
Ho Chi Minh
This Cold War conflict that occurred in the 1950s has never officially ended.
The Korean War
Who was Marx's co-author on The Communist Manifesto?
Friedrich Engels
The filthy living conditions in Industrial Revolution cities led to the spread of diseases such as this water borne illness that was spread from the Broad Street Pump in London.
Cholera
No communist revolution was necessary in this South American country where the communist Salvador Allende was elected. However, he only lasted a few years before being killed in a military coup (backed by the CIA).
Chile
The final leader of the Soviet Union who may have inadvertently helped its collapse due to his dramatic Glasnost and Perestroika reforms.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo started a large scale protest movement against the US backed dictatorship in this South American country.
Argentina