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Good Afternoon!!!!
1. NVC /Collect Poster
2. Responding to Capitalism: Socialism/Communism
3. Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto
Essential Question: How did workers respond to Capitalism?
Homework: Study for Test
Capitalism Leads to Problems
• Smith believed in “perfect freedom”– No rules!– Goal: Make as much
money as you can!
• Result: Workers exploited– Low wages– Long hours
The Industrial Worker…
“Nobody troubles about the poor as they struggle helplessly in the whirlpool of modern industrial life. The working man may be lucky enough to find employment, if by his labor he can enrich some member of the middle classes. But his wages are so low that they hardly keep body and soul together. If he cannot find work, he can steal, or he can go hungry and then the police will see to it that he will die of hunger in such a way that does not disturb the life of the middle classes.”—Friedrich Engels
Rise of Socialism• Socialism: a mixed
economy– Private businesses still
exist– Government controls
some parts of the economy for the welfare of all
– Redistribute wealth to make things more equal and help people
Growing Anger
“Consider what is happening among the working classes. Do you not see spreading among them, little by little, opinions and ideas that aim not only to overturn a law or a government, but society itself, to shake it to the foundations upon which it now rests?”—Alexis de Tocqueville
Karl Marx• Karl Marx: a German
radical socialist– Radical: someone with
extreme views
• Communist Manifesto: by Marx and Engels – Book that sets down ideas
of Communism (radical socialism)
– Society has always been divided between the “haves” and the “have nots” = Class Conflict!
– Middle Class Bourgeoisie are at war with the Working Class Proletariat
The Future According to Mark
• According to Marx– the working class
(proletariat) will violently overthrow capitalism and the bourgeoisie
– The workers will take control of government and all private business
– Final Goal: a classless society based on cooperation and equality
Communism vs. Socialism
• How are Communism and Socialism similar and different? Review your notes and please explain.