Rise of Stalin

What is the economic system characterized by private ownership and free markets?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

Which economic system advocates for collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

What is the economic system where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

How did Lenin's view of the struggle differ from Marx's?

• Marx saw the struggle as between capitalists and the proletariat, or the workers.

• Lenin saw the struggle as capitalists against the proletariat and the peasants.

According to Marx, what would lead to a spontaneous revolution?

• The guidance of professional revolutionaries.

• The proletariat's (workers) would tire of the poor conditions

What did Lenin believe was necessary for the state after the revolution?

• Communal ownership of wealth.

• A single party with disciplined, centrally directed administrators.

What did V.I. Lenin hope the Russian Revolution of 1917 would incite throughout Europe?

• Capitalist movements

• Socialist rebellions

• Democratic elections

• Monarchist restorations

After Lenin's death, who were the two possible choices for the next head of the Communist Party?

• A) Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin

• B) Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky

• C) Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin

• D) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Why was Trotsky considered an excellent choice after Lenin's death?

• He was a great speaker

• He led the Bolshevik Red Army to victory

• He was Lenin's brother

• He was a wealthy man.

Who worked behind the scenes as general secretary of the Communist Party from 1922-1927?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Nikita Khrushchev