Marxism

Creators
Karl

Marx & Friederich Engels

German Socialists

The

Communist Manifesto 1848

Aims and desires of the Communist

League
Combines study of liberal economists
(Smith, Ricardo, Malthus) with French
Utopian Socialism and history,
philosophy

History of Class Struggle

All

of history is conflict between

economic classes
Hegelian Dialectic (Thesis Vs Antithesis

=Synthesis)
Bourgeoisie

replaced the feudal nobility

and ushered in the Industrial Revolution
Bourgeoisie exploits the working class
(Proletariat)
Capitalist profits are wealth stolen from the

workers

Predicted Revolution
Marx

predicted that the proletariat

would revolt against the Bourgeoisie
and seize the factors of production
Then create a dictatorship of the
proletariat
End the use of capitalism
Train the population to work for society

rather than individual gain

Communism
The

dictatorship would fade into a

classless society
The final stage of history, (no opposing

antithesis)
Free of oppression and conflict
Free of religion and war
Community

ownership of land and

capital
Equal distribution of the wealth

End

of private property