Karl Marx and Communism

Question 1

Karl Marx

Answer 1

A German philosopher, economist, historian, and socialist revolutionary who developed the theory of communism

Question 2

Communist Manifesto

Answer 2

A political pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which laid out the principles of communism

Question 3

Proletariat

Answer 3

The working-class people who sell their labour for wages - the social class having no significant ownership of the means of production

Question 4

Bourgeoisie

Answer 4

The capitalist class who own the means of production and exploit the working class

Question 5

Class struggle

Answer 5

The ongoing conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

Question 6

Surplus value

Answer 6

The difference between the value of goods produced by workers and the wages paid to them - which is exploited by the capitalist class

Question 7

Socialism

Answer 7

A political and economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the workers or the state - with the goal of achieving greater equality and social justice

Question 8

Communism

Answer 8

A political and economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole - with the goal of achieving a classless society and the abolition of private property