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authortarianism | Anti-democratic political stance that favors placing political power in the hands of an elite group or a dictator. |
bourgeoisie | For Marx, the social class composed of modern capitalists, owners of the means of social production, and employers of wage-labor. In general, the middle class in a capitalist society. |
class struggle | In the modern period, conflict between the bourgeoisie (capitalist oppressors) and the proletariat (working oppressed). |
communism | Ideology that upholds equality by demanding an end to private wealth and insisting on public ownership of property and the means of production. |
democratic socialism | Ideology committed to popular, constitutional rule and the protection of basic rights while maintaining that key aspects of economic life must be publicly owned, or socially controlled, to ensure an equitable distribution of the community’s wealth. |
He is the example of a Christian socialist | Charles Kingsley |
The Fabian Society developed in this country | Great Britain |
Name the book written by Lenin outlines how Lenin believed the communist Party would lead the revolution | What is to be Done |
He was the author of the "cultural revolution" | Mao-tse Dong |
Stalin's contribution to communist thought was this concept | Socialism in one country |
What was the key challenge to communist revolution in China | The overwhelming agricultural nature of the economy |
This is a characteristic of totalitarian rule | A comprehensive ideology |
This is another characteristic of totalitarian rule | One party rule |
This is another characteristic of totalitarian rule | A monopoly on communications |
This is another characteristic of totalitarian rule | One party rule |
The belief that the economy should be under both public and private control | A mixed economy |
Gorbachev's approach to politics contained these two policies | glasnost and perestroika |
Proletariat | The oppressed workers of capitalism |