1. What type of economy does this cartoon refer to?

2. How is this economy different from a mixed economy?

3. Describe why this cartoon is humorous.

4. Why are all of the other seats empty?

5. Do you think any other communist leaders will be showing up at this meeting? Why or why not?
 
 

1. Why is Gorbachev holding the Soviet Union?

2. What effect will this "shrinkage" have on the soviet economy?

3. According to the cartoon, what has democracy done to the Soviet Union?

4. To which economy is democracy related?

5. How do we know that Gorbachev is agitated in this cartoon? Why do you think he is agitated?