Karl Marx developed the ideology of Marxism which advocated for a classless society where people contributed based on their abilities and received what they needed. He believed this would create a more equitable system without poverty or social hierarchies. Marx published The Communist Manifesto in 1848 to introduce these ideas but they were highly controversial at the time due to fears about changes to the social order and economic system. Marxism sought to restructure all of society but implementing it would be an immense challenge.

1. Marxism
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2. Who brought forth Marxism?
• A man named Karl Marx wanted to
create a working class society in
which people worked based on their
abilities and took only their
necessities.
• When all of society was retrained, he
believed they would have an effective
system
• Marx admitted the feat would take
time, and claimed that all of society
would need to be completely
retrained
• Marx released The Communist
Manifesto in 1848. This book kick
started his ideology to much
controversy

3. What is Marxism all about?
• Every person needed to fulfill their
responsibilities to society. Only then
will the system work
• Each and every person is a working
cog in the machine, and it only takes
one failure to throw the machine off
balance. Therefore, people should
provide what they are good at, and
take only what they need.
• Marx wanted a society without
greed, class division, poverty, and
social construct
• He did not believe that a man should
be held about another man, he
wanted true, pure eqaulity

4. When did this Ideology start?
•February 7 and 8, 1849, Trials of
• May 5, 1818, Karl Marx is born the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, and
• February 21, 1848, Communist Manifesto
Marx as its editor-in-chief, on
is released charges of insulting the
• October 15, 1842-March 18, 1843, Marx authorities. At the trials, Marx
becomes editor-in-chief of the Rheinische and Engels defend their
Zeitung. Under his direction the paper’s newspaper and freedom of the
line becomes increasingly more press in Germany. The jury brings
revolutionary and democratic. Marx’s in a verdict of not guilty
articles denoted a shift from revolutionary
democracy to communist ideas
• December 1, 1845, Marx renounces his
Prussian citizenship due to mounting
persecution by the Prussian police
• March 27 1849, Publication of the Russian
translation of Volume I of Capital, its first
foreign edition

5. Where did Marxism occur?
• Marx was born in Trier, Germany
• He spent much of his political time in
Paris, England, Prussia, and Germany
• After controversy following his published
books, Marx was often forced out of these
countries
• Marx never truly gave up, and kept fighting for
his cause, regardless of the barring

6. Why did this all come to be?
• The answer is simple. The world was living in
societies full of class
fragmentation, poverty, low quality of life, and
low life expectancy rates. Marx knew that if he
could fix these things, the world would be a
much better place
• Marx knew that these changes would not
happen by asking nicely, and stressed the
need for quick, strong willed action

7. Extreme Controversies
• Marxism shook up the status quo, and challenged classical liberal
beliefs and values. Not only did he wish to create a totally brand
new society, he wanted to implement services which the world had
never seen before
• People were scared of these ideas, scared of change, and scared of
destabilization. They thought there system, although horrible, was
stable, and many did not want to risk that.
• Marx was plagued by a lack of technology, and a very state run
Europe. He was fighting against a giant brick wall, and without the
support of many citizens, he would never get over.
• That was no deterrent to Marx however, he would rather plow
through the wall than climb over it

8. Would Marxism work?
• The short and simple answer is yes.
• Although the system would be extremely time consuming, and
difficult to implement, it would work
• Provided nice conditions, and provided that no one has the crazy
idea to topple the system, it is a very feasible ideology
• An equal society, a healthy society, and a happy society are all
possible outcomes for Marxism. Once fully implemented, there
would be no need for a state, no need for intervention, and no
need for dividing a nation
• In theory, once the system is implemented, there would also be no
crime, and no need for law enforcement. However this would be
one of the very last benefits to come, as many more pressing issues
would need to be addressed.

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Sources:
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