Question

questions 12-16 describe dictatorships in communist countries. write the dictatorship from the answer bank under the correct description.
answer bank
mao zedong and the cultural revolution
stalin and the soviet system
fidel castro and the cuban revolution
vladimir lenin and the russian revolution
pol pot and the khmer rouge

1. this dictator recruited people in the countryside and trained them for his army. his country, cambodia, was caught up in a neighboring countrys war, and the bombing of cambodia made it easier for him and his followers to defeat the existing government. he then began some very drastic changes. these included getting rid of all money, private property, and religion. he sent thousands of people to work on collective farms, where many died from overwork. to make his country \pure,\ he ordered the executions of thousands of people that he thought didnt belong in his new version of cambodia. the places where the people were murdered became known as the \killing fields.\
2. this dictator overthrew the countrys government and gave land and factories that had belonged to other people to the peasants. later, he took back control of the land and factories from the peasants so that the government could plan production. he also started the red terror, in which people who opposed his policies were arrested and executed by the red army.
3. this dictator gained control of his country by recruiting people to serve in an informal army. they kept attacking the government and gaining followers until finally they forced the leader (who was also a dictator) to flee. then the leader took over all businesses. in some ways, the standard of living improved, but personal freedoms were restricted and many people were executed. others fled to the united states.

Explanation:

1. For question 12: The description references Cambodia, the "killing fields", elimination of money/private property, and collective farms, which are hallmarks of Pol Pot's regime.
2. For question 13: The Red Terror, seizure of land/factories then government control of production, and overthrow of the existing government are key details of Lenin's Russian Revolution.
3. For question 14: The reference to overthrowing a dictator, taking over businesses, restricted freedoms, and people fleeing to the U.S. matches Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution.

Answer:

1. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge
2. Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution
3. Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution