Comparative Economic Systems (Chapter 24)

Which of the following is a characteristic of a communist system?

Tariffs, quotas, and subsidies are examples of __________________________.

Sailing ships, telegraph, steam engines, and computers are examples of ________.

We are the political scientists who developed the Communist doctrine.

Since the death of Mao Zedong, China has enacted even stricter central control of the economy.

The Soviet Union's attempt to match USA's military spending helped cause its downfall.

80% of the world's population live in countries with ______ of the world's resources.

This characteristic is common to both communism and socialism.

China's movement towards a market economy has resulted in much greater personal freedom.

This book by Karl Marx describes communist political theory.

I led the communist take-over of China in 1949.

TRUE OR FALSE? Developing nations have higher birth rates than developed nations.

The integration of economic activities across national borders is called ____________.

TRUE OR FALSE? Communism is a radical form of Socialism?

As the primary cause of collectivization in the Soviet Union, I caused 30,000,000 deaths.

This is one way in which communism differs from socialism.

Which of the following is one of the challenges facing developing nations?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a communist system?

In a parliamentary system, the head of government is a _______ who is __________________.

Russian small farmers who were "liquidated" in the 1930's Soviet collectivitization process.

Which of the following IS NOT a factor in the globalization of trade?

The main reason that communism in China has flourished while communism in Eastern Europe collapsed.

Which of these countries is currently NOT communist?

Who are the "proletariat"?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a communist system.

I led the Russian Revolution in 1917.

This communist nation consisted of Russia and 14 other communist "republics."

The process of combining privately owned businesses into larger state-owned businesses.