Marxism

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Marxism
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Karl Marx

• Born in Germany 1818
• Philosopher of economics
• Witnessed the capitalism of Industrial Revolution
• Theory capitalism class struggles
• End in a workers revolt

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Communist Manifesto

• Published 1848
• Encouraged workers to rise up and defeat wealthy
  capitalists
• Workers would create socialism (equal
  distribution of goods)
• People would learn to strive for equality, not
  greed and profit
• Eventually socialism would transform to communism
  (classless society with no government)