Question 1

Why are political purges a common step in the rise of totalitarian governments?

Accepted Answer

A) Purges prevent the ruling group from becoming too big and unwieldy. 
B) Purges allow leaders to eliminate rivals within the ruling group. 
C) Purges prevent international opponents from taking power. 
D) Purges prevent the possibility of a civil war. 
E) Purges are necessary for maintaining the status quo. 
A) Purges prevent the ruling group from becoming too big and unwieldy. 
B) Purges allow leaders to eliminate rivals within the ruling group. 
C) Purges prevent international opponents from taking power. 
D) Purges prevent the possibility of a civil war. 
E) Purges are necessary for maintaining the status quo. B

Question 2

A system of government where every aspect of society is tightly controlled by the ruling elite is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Authoritarian 
B) Totalitarian 
C) Aristocratic 
D) Democratic 
E) Oligarchic 
A) Authoritarian 
B) Totalitarian 
C) Aristocratic 
D) Democratic 
E) Oligarchic B

Question 3

As part of his adapt at ion of Marxism, how did Mao view the peasantry?

Accepted Answer

A) He idealized them and saw them as not depraved by capitalism. 
B) He viewed them as incompatible with Marxism. 
C) He viewed them as having potential as industrial workers. 
D) He condemned them as weak and inclined toward capitalism. 
E) He mistrusted them and relied instead on the urban industrial classes. 
A) He idealized them and saw them as not depraved by capitalism. 
B) He viewed them as incompatible with Marxism. 
C) He viewed them as having potential as industrial workers. 
D) He condemned them as weak and inclined toward capitalism. 
E) He mistrusted them and relied instead on the urban industrial classes. A

Question 4

Consider what you know about the cultural revolution under Mao Zedong and the economic liberalization that began under Deng Xiaoping. In what ways are the two changes similar in approach? How are they different ?

Accepted Answer

The cultural revolution under Mao Zedong

Question 5

What is common to the establishment of most totalitarian states?

Accepted Answer

A) They begin following a successful war. 
B) They begin following an environmental catastrophe. 
C) They emerge from a failing or collapsing state. 
D) They begin after the death of a popular monarch. 
E) They emerge after a successful election. 
A) They begin following a successful war. 
B) They begin following an environmental catastrophe. 
C) They emerge from a failing or collapsing state. 
D) They begin after the death of a popular monarch. 
E) They emerge after a successful election.

Question 6

What is the last Soviet-style totalitarian state in existence today?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethiopia 
B) Cambodia 
C) South Vietnam 
D) North Korea 
E) The Soviet Union 
A) Ethiopia 
B) Cambodia 
C) South Vietnam 
D) North Korea 
E) The Soviet Union

Question 7

Why did Lenin organize the Bolshevik Party into small cells?

Accepted Answer

A) There were few members, so small groups made them seem more numerous. 
B) Lenin wanted to promote as many potential leaders as possible. 
C) Lenin wanted to allow the maximum ideological diversity within the party. 
D) Smaller cells helped maintain secrecy and party discipline. 
E) Smaller cells made it easier for groups to raise their local issues. 
A) There were few members, so small groups made them seem more numerous. 
B) Lenin wanted to promote as many potential leaders as possible. 
C) Lenin wanted to allow the maximum ideological diversity within the party. 
D) Smaller cells helped maintain secrecy and party discipline. 
E) Smaller cells made it easier for groups to raise their local issues.

Question 8

What is the fundamental difference between propaganda and news?

Accepted Answer

A) Propaganda is always salacious and extreme, whereas news is dry and boring. 
B) Propaganda is motivated by an ideological cause, whereas news is motivated by a desire to inform. 
C) News is always based on intellectual appeals, whereas propaganda is always based on emotional appeals. 
D) News is prepared by elites, whereas propaganda is prepared by the masses. 
E) There is no fundamental difference between propaganda and news. 
A) Propaganda is always salacious and extreme, whereas news is dry and boring. 
B) Propaganda is motivated by an ideological cause, whereas news is motivated by a desire to inform. 
C) News is always based on intellectual appeals, whereas propaganda is always based on emotional appeals. 
D) News is prepared by elites, whereas propaganda is prepared by the masses. 
E) There is no fundamental difference between propaganda and news.

Question 9

How did Gleichschaltung aid Hitler in his domination of Germany?

Accepted Answer

A) This policy provided Hitler with secret police to control his enemies. 
B) This policy allowed Hitler to fire any person from any organization in the country. 
C) This policy allowed Hitler to destroy existing organizations and substitute Nazi-controlled associations. 
D) This policy made Hitler the official head of all organizations in the country. 
E) This policy required all citizens to fill out a weekly form documenting their movements. 
A) This policy provided Hitler with secret police to control his enemies. 
B) This policy allowed Hitler to fire any person from any organization in the country. 
C) This policy allowed Hitler to destroy existing organizations and substitute Nazi-controlled associations. 
D) This policy made Hitler the official head of all organizations in the country. 
E) This policy required all citizens to fill out a weekly form documenting their movements.

Question 10

How did Lenin use "salami tactics" to control the legislature after the revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Lenin wined and dined his opponents and gradually weakened their opposition to his leadership. 
B) Lenin divided his opponents into small groups that could be easily turned against one another. 
C) Lenin focused all of his attention on defeating the largest opponents first, then moved on to smaller opponents. 
D) Lenin offered small concessions to his opponents in order to keep them on his side. 
E) Lenin made alliances with the largest factions so that he could gradually ignore smaller factions. 
A) Lenin wined and dined his opponents and gradually weakened their opposition to his leadership. 
B) Lenin divided his opponents into small groups that could be easily turned against one another. 
C) Lenin focused all of his attention on defeating the largest opponents first, then moved on to smaller opponents. 
D) Lenin offered small concessions to his opponents in order to keep them on his side. 
E) Lenin made alliances with the largest factions so that he could gradually ignore smaller factions.

Question 11

What was the primary goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward?

Accepted Answer

A) To return China to a primarily agricultural society 
B) To end China's reliance on agriculture and focus on international exports 
C) To transform China's economic structure through mass mobilization 
D) To revolutionize China's educational institutions to promote global learning 
E) To end China's reliance on fossil fuels by promoting green energy 
A) To return China to a primarily agricultural society 
B) To end China's reliance on agriculture and focus on international exports 
C) To transform China's economic structure through mass mobilization 
D) To revolutionize China's educational institutions to promote global learning 
E) To end China's reliance on fossil fuels by promoting green energy

Question 12

What was the first step of the cultural revolution in China?

Accepted Answer

A) The destruction of the country's bureaucratic institutions and the removal of their officials 
B) The creation of a new industrial working class dedicated to Marxist thought 
C) The destruction of the original Chinese Communist Party and the establishment of a new party 
D) The elimination of all foreign art and culture from schools and libraries 
E) The invasion of Vietnam to prevent the United States from gaining a position in the region 
A) The destruction of the country's bureaucratic institutions and the removal of their officials 
B) The creation of a new industrial working class dedicated to Marxist thought 
C) The destruction of the original Chinese Communist Party and the establishment of a new party 
D) The elimination of all foreign art and culture from schools and libraries 
E) The invasion of Vietnam to prevent the United States from gaining a position in the region

Question 13

Describe the response of Mao's government to the failure of the Hundred Flowers campaign. How was this response in keeping with the basic structure of totalitarian governments?

Accepted Answer

Mao's government responded to the failur

Question 14

What conclusions can be drawn from the shift within Iran from a totalitarian state to an autocratic state? What does that tell us about totalitarian governments? Autocratic governments? Are totalitarian governments simply harder to maintain in the modern era? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The shift within Iran from a totalitaria

Question 15

Which of the following is a key difference between authoritarian and totalitarian governments?

Accepted Answer

A) Authoritarian governments prioritize staying in power, whereas totalitarian governments seek to transform society. 
B) Totalitarian governments prioritize staying in power, whereas authoritarian governments seek to transform society. 
C) Authoritarian governments tend to be much more repressive than totalitarian governments. 
D) Authoritarian governments are more likely to identify state "enemies" than totalitarian governments. 
E) Totalitarian governments tend to be much more ideologically inclusive than authoritarian governments. 
A) Authoritarian governments prioritize staying in power, whereas totalitarian governments seek to transform society. 
B) Totalitarian governments prioritize staying in power, whereas authoritarian governments seek to transform society. 
C) Authoritarian governments tend to be much more repressive than totalitarian governments. 
D) Authoritarian governments are more likely to identify state "enemies" than totalitarian governments. 
E) Totalitarian governments tend to be much more ideologically inclusive than authoritarian governments.

Question 16

Compare the approach to consolidating power taken by Lenin to the one taken by Hitler. In what ways were they similar? How were they different?

Accepted Answer

Both Lenin and Hitler used similar tacti

Question 17

How did Stalin respond after the failure of his first Five-Year Plan?

Accepted Answer

A) He opened up Russian agriculture to international investment. 
B) He ended the process of collectivization of Russian agriculture. 
C) He blamed the failure on an international conspiracy to promote capitalism in Russia. 
D) He brought in international economic advisers for technical assistance. 
E) He reinstated an older system of feudal agriculture. 
A) He opened up Russian agriculture to international investment. 
B) He ended the process of collectivization of Russian agriculture. 
C) He blamed the failure on an international conspiracy to promote capitalism in Russia. 
D) He brought in international economic advisers for technical assistance. 
E) He reinstated an older system of feudal agriculture.

Question 18

According to Friedrich and Brzezinski, what are the factors common to all totalitarian states?

Accepted Answer

According to the political scientists Ca

Question 19

Rectification was the particular focus of which totalitarian leader?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolph Hitler 
B) Josef Stalin 
C) Pol Pot 
D) Mao Zedong 
E) Benito Mussolini 
A) Adolph Hitler 
B) Josef Stalin 
C) Pol Pot 
D) Mao Zedong 
E) Benito Mussolini

Question 20

As part of his drive to modernize the Soviet economy, Stalin demonized a group of relatively well-to-do landowners known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Mensheviks 
B) Gulags 
C) Kulaks 
D) Bolsheviks 
E) Trotskyites 
A) Mensheviks 
B) Gulags 
C) Kulaks 
D) Bolsheviks 
E) Trotskyites

Why are political purges a common step in the rise of totalitarian governments?

A system of government where every aspect of society is tightly controlled by the ruling elite is known as what?

As part of his adapt at ion of Marxism, how did Mao view the peasantry?

Consider what you know about the cultural revolution under Mao Zedong and the economic liberalization that began under Deng Xiaoping. In what ways are the two changes similar in approach? How are they different ?

What is common to the establishment of most totalitarian states?

What is the last Soviet-style totalitarian state in existence today?

Why did Lenin organize the Bolshevik Party into small cells?

What is the fundamental difference between propaganda and news?

How did Gleichschaltung aid Hitler in his domination of Germany?

How did Lenin use "salami tactics" to control the legislature after the revolution?

What was the primary goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward?

What was the first step of the cultural revolution in China?

Describe the response of Mao's government to the failure of the Hundred Flowers campaign. How was this response in keeping with the basic structure of totalitarian governments?

What conclusions can be drawn from the shift within Iran from a totalitarian state to an autocratic state? What does that tell us about totalitarian governments? Autocratic governments? Are totalitarian governments simply harder to maintain in the modern era? Why or why not?

Which of the following is a key difference between authoritarian and totalitarian governments?

Compare the approach to consolidating power taken by Lenin to the one taken by Hitler. In what ways were they similar? How were they different?

How did Stalin respond after the failure of his first Five-Year Plan?

According to Friedrich and Brzezinski, what are the factors common to all totalitarian states?

Rectification was the particular focus of which totalitarian leader?

As part of his drive to modernize the Soviet economy, Stalin demonized a group of relatively well-to-do landowners known as what?

Introduction: the Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Transition Systems: Yesterday and Today

Problems of Development: Progress and Poverty in a Global Age

Political Socialization: the Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: the Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: the Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

World Politics: the Struggle for Power

International Law and Organizations: the Quest for Order

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Exam 6: The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Why are political purges a common step in the rise of totalitarian governments?

A system of government where every aspect of society is tightly controlled by the ruling elite is known as what?

As part of his adapt at ion of Marxism, how did Mao view the peasantry?

Consider what you know about the cultural revolution under Mao Zedong and the economic liberalization that began under Deng Xiaoping. In what ways are the two changes similar in approach? How are they different ?

What is common to the establishment of most totalitarian states?

What is the last Soviet-style totalitarian state in existence today?

Why did Lenin organize the Bolshevik Party into small cells?

What is the fundamental difference between propaganda and news?

How did Gleichschaltung aid Hitler in his domination of Germany?

How did Lenin use "salami tactics" to control the legislature after the revolution?

What was the primary goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward?

What was the first step of the cultural revolution in China?

Describe the response of Mao's government to the failure of the Hundred Flowers campaign. How was this response in keeping with the basic structure of totalitarian governments?

What conclusions can be drawn from the shift within Iran from a totalitarian state to an autocratic state? What does that tell us about totalitarian governments? Autocratic governments? Are totalitarian governments simply harder to maintain in the modern era? Why or why not?

Which of the following is a key difference between authoritarian and totalitarian governments?

Compare the approach to consolidating power taken by Lenin to the one taken by Hitler. In what ways were they similar? How were they different?

How did Stalin respond after the failure of his first Five-Year Plan?

According to Friedrich and Brzezinski, what are the factors common to all totalitarian states?

Rectification was the particular focus of which totalitarian leader?

As part of his drive to modernize the Soviet economy, Stalin demonized a group of relatively well-to-do landowners known as what?

Introduction: the Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Transition Systems: Yesterday and Today

Problems of Development: Progress and Poverty in a Global Age

Political Socialization: the Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: the Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: the Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

World Politics: the Struggle for Power

International Law and Organizations: the Quest for Order

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