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Subversion- an attempt to transform established social order into structures of power

Dialectic- discussing the truth of opinions


Bourgeoisie- Capitalists, they owned the wealth
Proletariat- the working class people
International Workingmen's Association an international organization that aimed to
unite different socialists, communists and anarchists
1.
According to Marx, what was the essential force that drives history?
Physical and human factors drive history according to Marx.
2. Who were the exploited group in society according to Marx and why were
they exploited?
The proletariat were exploited because they were the workers and did not share
ownership of the means of production.
3. What did he believe would resolve this issue of exploitation?
The exploitation issue was resolved when the proteriats began to rise up in the
revolution.
4. Marx died well before the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Would he have
believed that the Bolsheviks were proof of his belief that the workers would
unite? Why or why not.
He would not have believed this because the Bolsheviks did not unite together.

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