Industrialization and the Marxist Response pgs Jake Crossley and Hailey Jefferies

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

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

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

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

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

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