Persepolis Test Questions – Flashcards

The idea, according to Karl Marx, that change and development in history results from the conflict between social classes. Economic forces impel human beings to behave in socially determined ways.

an economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.

an economic system based on private ownership of capital.

a political system characterized by a centrally planned economy with all economic and political power resting in the hands of the central government

Liberal , Having radical or liberal views in politics, advocating reform and revolutionary change.

Person who strictly follows a set of basic ideas or principles.

(born 1927) Cuban socialist leader who overthrew the dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist, Socialist state in Cuba.

German Philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist, and revolutionary whose ideas played a significant role in the development of modern communism and socialism.

(1928-1967) Argentine revolutionary leader, Castro's chief Lieutenant in the Cuban revolution. Eventually, he was captured and executed by the Bolivian army.

(1870-1924) Russian, Marxist revolutionary. Founder of the Bolsheviks, leader of the Russian revolution, first head of USSR. Communist.

(1879-1940) Russian revolutionary and communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army. he was ousted from the communist party by Stalin and assassinated in Mexico.

Realizing one self's purpose, secure in one self, and usually more open in wanting to help others.

17th century French philosopher; wrote Discourse on Method; 1st principle "i think therefore i am"; believed mind and matter were completely seperate; known as father of modern rationalism

Son of Reza Khan, becomes new king of Iran, carried out reforms, allied with US. seen as corrupt, has secret police and gives no political freedom

overthrew the Qajar dynasty and also moved to Westernize and secularize the nation. Unlike Ataturk, however, he retained the monarchy with himself at the helm. The Pahlavi dynasty that he established lasted until 1979, when it was overthrown in a popular revolution. He was able to avoid imperial domination by either the Soviet Union or Great Britain, but his personal ambition and his attempts to undercut the power of the clergy and religion eventually brought down the Pahlavi dynasty.

was a Cold War conflict (1955-75) between the USA who supported the South and the USSR that supported the North.

The overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolution.