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Ideology of Karl Marx

Ideology of Karl Marx. By Mark, Britney, Erik, and Trish . Background. Lived in the 1800’s (1818-1883) was best known not as a philosopher but as a revolutionary communist Published the communist manifesto in 1848

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Ideology of Karl Marx

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  1. Ideology of Karl Marx By Mark, Britney, Erik, and Trish

  2. Background • Lived in the 1800’s (1818-1883) • was best known not as a philosopher but as a revolutionary communist • Published the communist manifesto in 1848 • Has been credited for inspiring the creation of many communist states in the world.

  3. Main ideas of Marxism • 1. The Struggle Between Social Classes. • Marx believed that all the problems throughout history were caused by a struggle between social classes. 2. The Critique of Capitalism • In a capitalist society there is an economic minority that dominates and exploits the working class majority. 3. Promotion of a Proletarian Revolution - The working class must seize political power through a social revolution, depriving the capitalist classes of material wealth and place society into collective ownership.

  4. What influenced Marx? • Marx was living during the industrial revolution. He was angered by the treatment of workers in Europe. • Conditions in European factories were very harsh and unsafe. Most often workers were exploited and had no real rights and received pennies payment. • This caused Marx to believe that factories and farms should be controlled by workers, rather than landlords.

  5. How Karl Marx’s actions influenced his ideas • Marx was a journalist by trade and put his radical ideas into news articles and magazines • Journalism can be seen as an activist trade. This is why it was instinctive for Marx to speak out against what he thought was wrong, and demand revolution. • These radical ideas often got Marx in trouble with the law. He was deported from France and Belgium because of his works.

  6. Who influenced Marx • Friedrich Engels- Worked alongside Marx creating the communist manifesto, sharing his radical ideas. • Hegel- very prominent German philosopher. His views were widely taught and his students were highly regarded. Marx was one of his students and fell into the left-winged group of the class.

  7. sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUmarx.htm • http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marx/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx

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