Marx and Engels: The Communist Manifesto Ideas

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What were some of the harsh living conditions endured by industrial workers during the Industrial Revolution?

  • Long hours, high wages, spacious housing
  • Long hours, low wages, crowded housing (correct)
  • Short working hours, high wages, spacious housing
  • Flexible hours, high wages, unsanitary housing

How did urbanization contribute to negative effects on industrial workers?

  • Isolation, wealth accumulation, improved living standards
  • Overcrowding, poverty, social degradation (correct)
  • Spacious living conditions, economic prosperity, social integration
  • Modern amenities, high wages, career advancement

What did Engels attribute the deplorable conditions of the working class to?

  • Feudal mode of production
  • Communist mode of production
  • Socialist mode of production
  • Capitalist mode of production (correct)

How did cotton become a vital commodity in the global economy during the 19th century?

<p>Technological innovations and imperial conquests (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What labor practices were heavily relied on in cotton cultivation according to Beckert?

<p>Slavery and indentured servitude (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How was land acquired for cotton cultivation according to Beckert?

<p>Violent means such as colonialism and imperialism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Marx and Engels, how do they interpret history?

<p>Through the lens of class struggle and material conditions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the relationship between the bourgeoisie and proletariat according to Marx and Engels?

<p>Conflict and exploitation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the bourgeoisie's rise to power linked according to Marx and Engels?

<p>To the industrial revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What leads to the proletariat's alienation from their work according to Marx and Engels?

<p>Exploitation of labor by the bourgeoisie (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do Marx and Engels argue that the proletariat must develop class consciousness?

<p>To unite and overthrow the bourgeoisie (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do Marx and Engels predict will happen as a result of capitalism?

<p>The proletariat rising up in revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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