1. Industrialization and the Marxist Response pgs. 685-687 Jake Crossley and Hailey Jefferies

2. Industrialization (recap)  Europe underwent an Industrialization Revolution between 1850 and 1871  This was an age of considerable economic prosperity  Power looms replaced hand looms  Railroads stimulated growth in the iron and coal industries  International waterways were opened and allowed more trading

3. Karl Marx  Born May 5, 1818 in Prussia to Heinrich and Henrietta Marx  Influenced by Voltaire and Kant  Supporter of reform in Prussia  Wrote The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital—both sharing his ideas of what an ideal government should consist of

4. Friedrich Engels  Born November 28, 1820 in Prussia  Good friends with Karl Marx and shared views on communism  Helped write The Communist Manifesto with Marx  Financially supported Marx in his researching for Das Kapital  Edited 2 nd and 3 rd volumes of Das Kapital when Marx died

5. Marxism  Marxism: The political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism  Communism: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publically owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

6. Marx’s Ideas  Marx stated “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”  Believed “everything evolves and all change in history is the result of conflicts between antagonistic elements”  Believed that a revolution could totally restructure a society  Predicted that the proletariat would overthrow their “masters” and form a dictatorship and a classless society would be formed.  Marx believed that this classless society would lead to progress in science, technology, and industry and to greater wealth for all http://youtu.be/B3u4EFTwprM?t=9m5s

7. Works Cited  http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/daskapital/summary.html http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/daskapital/summary.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Engels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Engels  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Friedrich+Engels+?s=ts http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Friedrich+Engels+?s=ts  http://www.google.com/webhp#q=define%20Communism&safe=active http://www.google.com/webhp#q=define%20Communism&safe=active  http://www.biography.com/people/karl-marx-9401219 http://www.biography.com/people/karl-marx-9401219