PPT-Marx or the Union? The Proletariat’s Choice

Karl Marx 18181883 German journalist and writer Collaborated with Friedrich Engels Combined German philosophy French revolutionary ideas and knowledge of British industrial conditions. L/O: To understand key concepts in Marxism and begin to relate them to our own society and citizenship.. Who are society’s winners and losers today?. Who has the power and how do they keep it?. Who are society’s winners and losers today?. of the . American. Labor Movement. Labor Force Distribution. 1870-1900. The Changing American . Labor Force. Child Labor. Child Labor. “Galley Labor”. Conditions. Long hours. Less than $1.00 per week. | Web: www.usmarxisthumanists.org French Union Evicts Africans U.S. MarxistHumanists Source: http://www.usmarxisthumanists.org/articles/frenchunionevictsafricans/ 2 After the outrage of June 24, some BELLWORK .  What were some of the downsides of the Industrial Revolution and early Capitalism?. Answer. Really horrible working conditions and child labor being used? A rapid growth in business owners’ wealth while workers continued to suffer.. Thomas More, . Utopia. 1. This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright . law.. The . following are prohibited by law: . any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; . How Communism defines justice . Marx & Communism. Marx on Religion . “Religion …is . the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real happiness. The demand to give up the illusion about its condition is the demand to give up a condition which needs . Thomas More, . Utopia. 1. This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright . law.. The . following are prohibited by law: . any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; . Socialism and . Communism. Key Terms to Remember: . Socialism:. . a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Revolutionaries. In this lesson, students will be able to identify the following terms. Adam Smith. Capitalism. Business Cycle. Unions. Karl Marx. Proletariat. Communism. E. Napp. Capitalism. As the Industrial Revolution grew the rich investors did not want mercantilism. Across Europe – . The Second Industrial Revolution. Transition was a challenge for the workers of the Industrial Revolution in countries across Europe. . While England is the “birthplace” of the revolutions both Belgium and France experienced these changes as well.. THE CAPITALISTS! . SUPPORTERS. ADAM SMITH. DAVID RICARDO. THOMAS MALTHUS. ADAM SMITH. THE FATHER OF CAPITALISM. “Wealth . of Nations”. Economic freedom guarantees economic success = social harmony. -Karl Marx, 1818-1883. Karl Marx. Karl Marx . Karl Marx, born in 1818 in Western Germany, was not only a practical philosopher, but also an economist, a historian, and a sociologist. . Initially, he studied law at the University of Bonn. However, after his transfer to Berlin, his academic priority was in philosophy. . Marxism. A development of the ‘political-economic’ perspective of Media. . Marxism: based on the writings of a 19. th. century philosopher and social activist Karl Marx. His writings were a response to the extremes of poverty and exploitation he witnessed in the years after the British Industrial Revolution. . Communism. Key Terms to Remember: . Socialism:. . a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.