WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the long-term effects of Marx and Engels’s The Communist Manifesto?
A
Working classes worldwide demanded a “dictatorship of the proletariat.”
B
Marx and Engels’s predictions proved correct as economic forces alone ruled society
C
In the 1900s, Marxism inspired revolutionaries such as Russia’s Lenin.
D
During 1848 and 1849 revolts shook Europe but were suppressed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A key aspect that affected the Bolshevik regime was the backward economic conditions in Russia that were considered unfavourable to orthodox Marxist theory of communist revolution. At the time, orthodox Marxists claimed that Russia was ripe for the development of capitalism, not yet for socialism.

Detailed explanation-2: -“The Communist Manifesto originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party is a short 1848 publication written by the political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It has since been recognized as one of the world’s most influential political manuscripts.

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