UTT - Chapter 5

_____ is the belief that economics ultimately determines the entire course of history.

According to Marx, everything in history can be explained by the economic struggle between the government and workers.

_____ is the belief that whatever advances the cause of communism is good and whatever hinders communism is evil.

The highest moral in Marxism is doing good for all people.

_____ lays out the course of action for the overthrow of capitalism and the formation of a classless society.

In the twentieth century, more people were killed under fascism than Marxist regimes.

Many Marxist countries allow for “freedom of worship” but not “freedom of religion.”

According to Marx, “Religion is the __________ of the people.”

Marxism seeks to abolish which of the following?

According to Marxism, which of the following groups oppress workers?

Where does postmodernism disagree with Marxism?

According to Marxism, the problem with humanity lies within the oppressive nature of the working class.

According to Marxism, government will no longer be necessary once communism has finally been achieved.

What does the term “dialectic” refer to?

Which of the following individuals subsidized Karl Marx’s lifestyle and co-authored some of his works?

_____ is the term Marxists use to refer to the non- property owning working class.

Socialism is the abolition of ______.

The five Marxist countries (China, Vietnam, Laos, North Korea, and Cuba) make up approximately 20% of the world's pop.

___ is the belief that only the material world exists and that class struggles are behind social and economic progress.

According to Marxists, Christian ethics is simply a tool of oppression.

According to Marxism, all of human history is driven and explained by the evolutionary drive to eliminate what?

_____ is the term Marxists use to refer to those who own property and control the means of production.

Which of the following beliefs are foundational for Marxists?

Socialism begins with which of the following?

15.The goal of Marxism is class inequality through economic revolution.

According to Marxism, salvation comes through the overthrow of capitalism.

Many of today’s Marxists see economic struggle as the root conflict between which of the following groups?

Karl Marx was a physical laborer who made his living working on a factory floor.

According to Marxism, human beings are merely matter in motion.

Marxists see the march toward socialism and eventually capitalism as a historical inevitability.

According to Marx, what is the first step toward communism?

According to Marxism, society advances through conflict.

___ is the Marxist dream of utopian society in which the state & economic classes don't exist and all property is shared

According to Marx, evolution isn’t just biological; it is also sociological.

Karl Marx advocated for a peaceful transition to communism.