Question 1

What was the purpose of the gulag archipelago during the Great Purge?

Accepted Answer

A) It gave the Soviet government a place to send political opponents and a way to economically develop inaccessible areas. 
B) It gave the Soviet government a place to rehabilitate their supporters injured in battle. 
C) It gave the Soviet government a place to bring together intellectuals to brainstorm new ideas for the regime. 
D) It gave the Soviet government a place to train Olympic athletes in order to gain international legitimacy. 
E) It gave the Soviet Union a place to train their most elite soldiers and sailors. 
A) It gave the Soviet government a place to send political opponents and a way to economically develop inaccessible areas. 
B) It gave the Soviet government a place to rehabilitate their supporters injured in battle. 
C) It gave the Soviet government a place to bring together intellectuals to brainstorm new ideas for the regime. 
D) It gave the Soviet government a place to train Olympic athletes in order to gain international legitimacy. 
E) It gave the Soviet Union a place to train their most elite soldiers and sailors.

Question 2

How did Stalin's approach to consolidating power differ from Lenin's?

Accepted Answer

A) Lenin was generally far more brutal to both enemies and allies within the party than Stalin. 
B) Lenin rarely expelled party members, whereas Stalin often expelled members. 
C) Lenin set rival parties against each other, whereas Stalin set rivals within the party against each other. 
D) Stalin allowed rival parties to form and operate, whereas Lenin made rival parties illegal. 
E) Stalin built up multiple other leaders within the party so they could take over later, whereas Lenin focused all authority on himself. 
A) Lenin was generally far more brutal to both enemies and allies within the party than Stalin. 
B) Lenin rarely expelled party members, whereas Stalin often expelled members. 
C) Lenin set rival parties against each other, whereas Stalin set rivals within the party against each other. 
D) Stalin allowed rival parties to form and operate, whereas Lenin made rival parties illegal. 
E) Stalin built up multiple other leaders within the party so they could take over later, whereas Lenin focused all authority on himself.

Question 3

Describe the importance of time to totalitarian leaders. How do they describe the past? How do they describe the future? Why is time so essential to their ideology?

Accepted Answer

Totalitarian leaders view time as a cruc

Question 4

What was Mao's Hundred Flowers campaign?

Accepted Answer

A) A policy in the 1950s that relaxed discipline and encouraged creative thinking 
B) A policy in the 1950s that increased the number of green spaces in Beijing 
C) A policy in the 1950s designed to reduce erosion and improve water quality 
D) A policy in the 1950s that increased industrialism and reduced the dependence on agriculture 
E) A policy in the 1950s designed to integrate conservative activists into the political system 
A) A policy in the 1950s that relaxed discipline and encouraged creative thinking 
B) A policy in the 1950s that increased the number of green spaces in Beijing 
C) A policy in the 1950s designed to reduce erosion and improve water quality 
D) A policy in the 1950s that increased industrialism and reduced the dependence on agriculture 
E) A policy in the 1950s designed to integrate conservative activists into the political system

Question 5

Why have totalitarian states always been formed around extreme views such as communism or fascism? Why have moderate leaders never successfully led a totalitarian state? In your response, use examples of modern and historical leaders to support your argument.

Accepted Answer

Totalitarian states have always been for

Question 6

What is meant by rectification?

Accepted Answer

A) The process of removing all foreign influences 
B) The process of converting a person into a "new Soviet man" 
C) The process of eliminating all capitalistic traits from society 
D) The process of promoting materialism and individualism 
E) The process of nurturing a truly forgiving society 
A) The process of removing all foreign influences 
B) The process of converting a person into a "new Soviet man" 
C) The process of eliminating all capitalistic traits from society 
D) The process of promoting materialism and individualism 
E) The process of nurturing a truly forgiving society

Question 7

What is partiinost ?

Accepted Answer

A) The total commitment required of members of the Bolshevik Party 
B) A spirit of peace and goodwill common to Russians in the early twentieth century 
C) The gradual opening of the Soviet Union in the 1980s 
D) The intellectual curiosity and pragmatism encouraged by Lenin and his supporters 
E) A dedication to the writings of Leon Trotsky 
A) The total commitment required of members of the Bolshevik Party 
B) A spirit of peace and goodwill common to Russians in the early twentieth century 
C) The gradual opening of the Soviet Union in the 1980s 
D) The intellectual curiosity and pragmatism encouraged by Lenin and his supporters 
E) A dedication to the writings of Leon Trotsky

Question 8

Under the Nazi government, what was the name of the secret police used to identify and punish opponents of the regime?

Accepted Answer

A) Gestapo 
B) Stasi 
C) Commissars 
D) Gleichschaltung 
E) Partiinost 
A) Gestapo 
B) Stasi 
C) Commissars 
D) Gleichschaltung 
E) Partiinost

Question 9

What were the principle goals of the Nazi education policy?

Accepted Answer

A) The policy sought to maximize independent and critical thinking. 
B) The policy sought to train young people for jobs in the international economy. 
C) The policy sought to emphasize language and cultural learning. 
D) The policy sought to ensure ideological indoctrination and loyalty to the regime. 
E) The policy sought to encourage intellectual diversity and tolerance in the public. 
A) The policy sought to maximize independent and critical thinking. 
B) The policy sought to train young people for jobs in the international economy. 
C) The policy sought to emphasize language and cultural learning. 
D) The policy sought to ensure ideological indoctrination and loyalty to the regime. 
E) The policy sought to encourage intellectual diversity and tolerance in the public.

Question 10

What was the goal of Stalin's collectivization plan?

Accepted Answer

A) To end the private ownership of farmland and have the state dominate agriculture 
B) To end the large-scale agricultural unemployment common at the time 
C) To promote agricultural development at the expense of industrial development 
D) To promote alternative methods of farming to provide more food for the urban poor 
E) To end the foreign domination of Russian agriculture by international businesses 
A) To end the private ownership of farmland and have the state dominate agriculture 
B) To end the large-scale agricultural unemployment common at the time 
C) To promote agricultural development at the expense of industrial development 
D) To promote alternative methods of farming to provide more food for the urban poor 
E) To end the foreign domination of Russian agriculture by international businesses

Question 11

How did Lenin's Bolshevik Party differ from most previous revolutionary organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) The party was large and open to all interested persons. 
B) The party was ideologically diverse. 
C) The party lacked an organizational structure and often changed. 
D) The party was operated publicly with little concern for secrecy. 
E) The party was small and limited to only the most dedicated adherents. 
A) The party was large and open to all interested persons. 
B) The party was ideologically diverse. 
C) The party lacked an organizational structure and often changed. 
D) The party was operated publicly with little concern for secrecy. 
E) The party was small and limited to only the most dedicated adherents.

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the modern Chinese economic system?

Accepted Answer

A) A combination of a Soviet-style command economy and a Nordic-style market socialist economy 
B) A combination of a Western-style market economy and a Canadian-style demand economy 
C) A Nordic-style market socialist economy 
D) A combination of a Soviet-style command economy and a Western market economy 
E) A Canadian-style demand economy 
A) A combination of a Soviet-style command economy and a Nordic-style market socialist economy 
B) A combination of a Western-style market economy and a Canadian-style demand economy 
C) A Nordic-style market socialist economy 
D) A combination of a Soviet-style command economy and a Western market economy 
E) A Canadian-style demand economy

Question 13

What was the goal of Mussolini's "combat group " attacks on Italian citizens? How successful were these groups in achieving their goals?

Accepted Answer

Mussolini's "combat group" attacks on It

Question 14

Why did the rise of Mao Zedong's communist movement require some alterations to Marx's original writings?

Accepted Answer

A) Marx predicted that communist revolution was impossible in Asia. 
B) Marx expected that communism would be most successful in industrialized societies. 
C) Marx was opposed to the existence of charismatic leaders like Mao Zedong. 
D) Marx expected that communism would be impossible in places affected by previous colonialism. 
E) Marx predicted that smaller countries would find revolution easier than larger countries like China. 
A) Marx predicted that communist revolution was impossible in Asia. 
B) Marx expected that communism would be most successful in industrialized societies. 
C) Marx was opposed to the existence of charismatic leaders like Mao Zedong. 
D) Marx expected that communism would be impossible in places affected by previous colonialism. 
E) Marx predicted that smaller countries would find revolution easier than larger countries like China.

Question 15

Despite both being communist revolutions, how did the Chinese Revolution differ from the Russian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) The Russian Revolution was a mass revolution of largely rural people, whereas the Chinese Revolution was a smaller, largely urban uprising. 
B) The Chinese Revolution was led primarily by industrial workers, whereas the Russian Revolution was led primarily by former soldiers. 
C) The Russian Revolution was led primarily by industrial workers, whereas the Chinese Revolution was led primarily by former soldiers. 
D) The Chinese Revolution was a mass revolution of largely rural people, whereas the Russian Revolution was a smaller, largely urban uprising. 
E) Both the Chinese Revolution and the Russian Revolution were led by rural people, but the Chinese Revolution was also supported by former soldiers. 
A) The Russian Revolution was a mass revolution of largely rural people, whereas the Chinese Revolution was a smaller, largely urban uprising. 
B) The Chinese Revolution was led primarily by industrial workers, whereas the Russian Revolution was led primarily by former soldiers. 
C) The Russian Revolution was led primarily by industrial workers, whereas the Chinese Revolution was led primarily by former soldiers. 
D) The Chinese Revolution was a mass revolution of largely rural people, whereas the Russian Revolution was a smaller, largely urban uprising. 
E) Both the Chinese Revolution and the Russian Revolution were led by rural people, but the Chinese Revolution was also supported by former soldiers.

Question 16

Describe the five key elements necessary to support the emergence of a totalitarian state.

Accepted Answer

1. Centralized power: In order for a tot

What was the purpose of the gulag archipelago during the Great Purge?

How did Stalin's approach to consolidating power differ from Lenin's?

Describe the importance of time to totalitarian leaders. How do they describe the past? How do they describe the future? Why is time so essential to their ideology?

What was Mao's Hundred Flowers campaign?

Why have totalitarian states always been formed around extreme views such as communism or fascism? Why have moderate leaders never successfully led a totalitarian state? In your response, use examples of modern and historical leaders to support your argument.

What is meant by rectification?

What is partiinost ?

Under the Nazi government, what was the name of the secret police used to identify and punish opponents of the regime?

What were the principle goals of the Nazi education policy?

What was the goal of Stalin's collectivization plan?

How did Lenin's Bolshevik Party differ from most previous revolutionary organizations?

Which of the following best describes the modern Chinese economic system?

What was the goal of Mussolini's "combat group " attacks on Italian citizens? How successful were these groups in achieving their goals?

Why did the rise of Mao Zedong's communist movement require some alterations to Marx's original writings?

Despite both being communist revolutions, how did the Chinese Revolution differ from the Russian Revolution?

Describe the five key elements necessary to support the emergence of a totalitarian state.

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

What was the purpose of the gulag archipelago during the Great Purge?

How did Stalin's approach to consolidating power differ from Lenin's?

Describe the importance of time to totalitarian leaders. How do they describe the past? How do they describe the future? Why is time so essential to their ideology?

What was Mao's Hundred Flowers campaign?

Why have totalitarian states always been formed around extreme views such as communism or fascism? Why have moderate leaders never successfully led a totalitarian state? In your response, use examples of modern and historical leaders to support your argument.

What is meant by rectification?

What is partiinost ?

Under the Nazi government, what was the name of the secret police used to identify and punish opponents of the regime?

What were the principle goals of the Nazi education policy?

What was the goal of Stalin's collectivization plan?

How did Lenin's Bolshevik Party differ from most previous revolutionary organizations?

Which of the following best describes the modern Chinese economic system?

What was the goal of Mussolini's "combat group " attacks on Italian citizens? How successful were these groups in achieving their goals?

Why did the rise of Mao Zedong's communist movement require some alterations to Marx's original writings?

Despite both being communist revolutions, how did the Chinese Revolution differ from the Russian Revolution?

Describe the five key elements necessary to support the emergence of a totalitarian state.

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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