What did all theories of Marxism-Leninism believed was impossible?
All theories of Marxism-Leninism believed it would be impossible for revoultion to survive in a single country
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What would capitalist states do if socialist revolutions were to be contained in a single country?
Band together to strangle the revoultion at birth
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What events contradicted Marxist-Leninist theory?
Revolutions in Germany, Hungary and elsewhere were crushed. The revolution also couldn't spread to the west after defeat in the Russia-Polish War (1920).
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How many Communist countries were there in the world in the 1920s, and where were they?
One. The USSR was the only Communist country in the world during the 1920s.
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Who advocated for 'Permanent Revolution'?
Trotsky and the Left.
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How would Permanent Revolution work?
Maximum support would be given to the Comintern to format global revoultions and create socialist societies everywhere.
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Who advocated for 'Socialism in One Country'?
Stalin advocated for Socialism in One Country as a more pragmatic view from 1923.
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How would 'Socialism in One Country' work?
The Soviet Union would create a 'workers' paradise' and set an example to the world.
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How did Stalin link 'Socialism in One Country' to NEP?
Just as NEP was a comprise with economic reality, 'Socialism in One Country' was a compromise with the realities of the international situation.
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Was 'Socialism in One Country' popular in the Party? Why/why not?
'Socialism in One Country' appealed to many who wanted stability and feared Trotsky's 'permanent revolution' would just cause continuous revolutionary turmoul.
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