How were Karl Marx's ideas put into practice by political advocates, and what challenges did those influenced by Marxism face?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Tension between gradualist and revolutionary socialism
2. The SPD in Germany ultimately supporting World War I
3. Lenin's rejection of compromise and calls for revolutionary socialism
4. Lenin's substitution of the party elite for the proletariat as agents of change
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What were the concerns of the United States regarding expansion?
A) The concerns of America were over the creation of monopolies as industry expanded. B) They wanted no limitations of trade and tariff policies. C) America was limited in its capacity to produce certain industrial goods. They feared this would limit their free market economy. D) America was concerned it would lose its overseas foothold if other countries were expanding faster than their industrial capacity could yield. E) The United States wanted to engage in a Marxist labor movement to limit the plight of workers.
To many middle-class Americans, the major labor upheavals of the late nineteenth century
A. suggested that a Labor Party, if founded, might eventually capture the presidency. B. were evidence that the inequalities of capitalism needed to be addressed. C. were dangerous signs of social instability. D. were clear indications of the excessive power of monopolies. E. drew little interest outside of large urban cities.
The 1783 Peace Treaty of Paris ending the Revolution included all of the following provisions except which one?
a. Britain recognized an independent United States with western boundaries at the Mississippi River. b. The English agreed to allow the Americans to fish in waters off Canada and Newfoundland. c. Britain agreed to negotiate with Spain in order for Americans to gain control over Louisiana. d. The treaty recognized a northern boundary for the new nation at roughly the current U.S.-Canadian border.
The greatest and most dynamic Han emperor, known for his administrative centralization and imperial expansion, was
A. Wudi. B. Wang Mang. C. Shihuangdi. D. Confucius. E. Liu Bang.