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1. Name: _____________________ Directions: Read and Annotate - - Summarize by paragraph - - What is the Big Idea? What are Marx and Engels advocating? Why?

2. Key Communism Vocabulary Words Bourgeois: middle class / upper middle class Capitalism: Economic system, private ownership of means of production Communism: collective ownership by masses or state “Means of Production”: Resources needed for manufacturing Proletariat: Working class / wage laborers Revolution: Change Socialism: Distribution of the ownership of the means of production to the masses Wage Laborers: Industrial working class, work for a wage = set pay Generic Vocabulary in Reading Abolition: To do away with Antagonism: hostility, opposition Asunder: into separate parts or pieces Barbarian: Uncivilized, savage Batter: Beat, pound, damage Callous: Hardened, unsympathetic Capitulate: Unconditional surrender Centralization: Concentration of power Epoch: Era, period of time Facilitate: To make possible Felled: Knocked down Fluctuations: Changes Forged: Form by heating and hammering Heavy Artillery: Large guns Hitherto: up to this time Idyllic: delightful, carefree Income Tax: Government tax on income/wages ($) Motley: Variety or mixture of elements Nexus: Connection, center, group Spectre: spirit, ghost Obstinate: Stubborn, Unyielding Oppression: Burdened, weighed down Patriarchal: Male dominated Piece-Meal: Piece by piece, one at a time Pitiless: without pity Vicissitudes: Change or variation Wield: Handle effectively