AP Human Geography

Answer - C - Cuba and North Korea are two examples of current “hard-line” Marxist-socialist states.

Key Takeaway: Hard-line refers to a government or political body being absolutist or authoritarian and is most often used to describe communist regimes. Hard-line movements are usually extremist, militant, and uncompromising. Hard-line movements have historically included: Black Nationalism, neo-Nazism, Stalinism and other forms of totalitarian and radical movements and governments.