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Socialism
Revisionism (Eduard Bernstein)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1871, the German Social Democratic Party (SFD) adopted what political philosophy? | Marxism |
| In 1917, what overthrew Russia's capitalist system? | The October Revolution |
| What did the SPD formally do in 1945? | Repudiate Marxism |
| Socialists expected capitalism to produce? | Poverty |
| Capitalism has actually done what for the workers? | Increased wealth |
| What type of system has capitalism proved to be? | Stable & secure |
| Who said "We have to take the working men as they are"? | Eduard Bernstein |
| What 1878 German law caused Bernstein to flee to Switzerland? | Anti-socialist law |
| Who did Bernstein develop a close friendship with in London? | Friedrich Engels |
| What position did Bernstein take when the returned to Switzerland? | Newspaper editor |
| What did Bernstein become at age 22? | A socialist |
| What caused Bernstein the break with the SPD in 1915? | His opposition to WWI |
| In the 1890's, Bernstein argued that many of Marx's predictions had? | Failed to come true |
| What fueled the battle within the SPD that defined the key argument for social thinkers over the next century? | The publication of Bernstein's "Evolutionary Socialism" |
| A more modern form of socialism is known as? | "Revisionist" |
| In the "reformist", or gradualist form of socialism, workers existing beliefs about the world are examined, and are? | Worked outward from that point |
| Bernstein proposed abandoning the ides that workers would come to? | Revolutionary conclusions |
| From 1920 to 1928, Bernstein was reelected to what position? | SPD member of parliament |