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1) Marx wrote that class struggles
a) begin with capitalism
b) begin with feudalism
c) date back to the global trading established by the Roman Empire.
d) transcend all historical periods.
d) transcend all historical periods.
2) Lenin's theory of imperialism suggests that
a) capitalism is a dynamic, expansive system with a mission to spread around the world.
b) capitalism derives from technological advances.
c) capitalism will struggle with the end of colonialism.
d) capitalism creates a natural counterhegemony.
a) capitalism is a dynamic, expansive system with a mission to spread around the world.
3) Marx's view of Asia was that:
a) It would be the vanguard of revolutionary communism.
b) It would reject Western models of development.
c) It would first need to become capitalist to move towards socialism.
d) Colonialism would prevent capitalism from taking root.
c) It would first need to become capitalist to move towards socialism.
4) Dependency theorists argue that
a) the terms of trade deteriorate over time for LDCs
b) imperialism pushes LDCs into capitalism
c) there is no room for pro-active policies in the South
, d) a regional strategy for the South is needed to create equitable growth
a) the terms of trade deteriorate over time for LDCs
5) Unlike the Cardoso-Faletto strain of dependency theory, the André Gunder Frank strain
a) argued that the development of capitalist economies required the underdevelopment of the periphery.
b) examined the relationship between external and internal processes of domination.
c) gave primacy to external factors.
d) argued that only dependent development could occur in the periphery.
a) argued that the development of capitalist economies required the underdevelopment of the periphery.
6) Differences between structural Marxists and neomercantilists include the fact that neomercantilists view the
state as
a) providing some benefits to the working class.
b) furthering the national interest.
c) adopting policies opposed by some capitalists.
d) somewhat autonomous.
b) furthering the national interest.
7) Unlike dependency theory, world-systems theory
a) is concerned with both "relations of exchange" and "relations of production."
b) underestimates the important of domestic factors in development.
c) uses the "semi-periphery" concept.
d) views development as possible for LDCs, even if it is dependent development.
a) is concerned with both "relations of exchange" and "relations of production."
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