Author Question: According to Lenin, capitalism leads to imperialism because a. the capitalist system as a whole ... (Read 42 times)

nramada · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

According to Lenin, capitalism leads to imperialism because

a. the capitalist system as a whole is dependent on military spending as well as the power of the military-industrial complex.
b. the unequal distribution of wealth does not provide an adequate domestic market, thus forcing capitalists to invest their capital abroad and to compete with others to control foreign markets.
c. the drive to export surplus capital generated by the capitalist system results in competition among capitalist countries for guaranteed markets.
d. private investors receive strong governmental backing as agents of power and prestige politics.

Question 2

Which of the following developments was NOT a result of the Bretton Woods System?

a. Fixed exchange rates based on the gold standard
b. Reconstruction and development aid
c. The development of the International Monetary Fund
d. The creation of the United Nations