Marx's theories regarding history had a great impact on the development of communism. Marx argued that history was filled with class struggles between the oppressed and their oppressors. Marx believed that before modern times, the struggle existed between wealthy landowners and the poor peasants who worked the land. With the growth of industry and capitalism, Marx saw a shift in his theory. He believed it was now the capitalists, the factory owners also known as the bourgeoisie, who were taking advantage of the factory workers (the proletariat class). Marx believed that the factory owners benefited and grew extremely wealthy off of the workers who produced the goods. He felt that the factory owners increased their wealth and power simply because they owned the means of production.
Marx's communist theory involving the proletariat (factory workers) eventually launched a...
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