Marxism

Marxism by Rachel Kim

A. What is Marxism?  an economic and social system founded by of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels B. Karl Marx  After his move to France, Marx wrote his Economical and Philosophical Manuscripts  This was where Marx also met his future partner for his Marxist movement, Friedrich Engels  Advocated socialism C. Friedrich Engels  Wrote about wage-slavery in Britain in a book called //The Conditions do the Working Class in England// (1844) D. The //Communist Manifesto// (1848)  Meant to aggravate the working class into action  Main points of the pamphlet/Marxism itself included Ø Class struggle is a central part to social change Ø Capitalism is not necessary Ø The industrial working class (aka the proletariat) would struggle against the bourgeoisie Ø <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Then a classless society would emerge; the idea would be called communism <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 40pt; text-indent: -40pt;">E. The later years  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Marx was forced to spend his entire life in exile after the revolution of 1848  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Wrote about political economy; most famous, //Das Kapital// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 40pt; text-indent: -40pt;">F. The First International  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Organization for working class interests and ideas  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Marx was the leader of its General Council  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The First International crumbled due to internal conflicts

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