WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who were the bourgeoisie?
A
The middle class
B
The 1st Estate
C
Peasants
D
The Nobles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term bourgeoisie refers to the social order that is dominated by the so-called middle class. In social and political theory, the notion of the bourgeoisie was largely a construct of Karl Marx and of those influenced by him.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Karl Marx, the bourgeois during the Middle Ages usually was a self-employed businessman – such as a merchant, banker, or entrepreneur – whose economic role in society was being the financial intermediary to the feudal landlord and the peasant who worked the fief, the land of the lord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The bourgeoisie, according to Marx, are the class which owns property in the form of factories and farms. They were opposed to the proletariat workers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The bourgeoisie-merchants, manufacturers, professionals-had gained financial power but were excluded from political power. Those who were socially beneath them had very few rights, and most were also increasingly impoverished.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bourgeoisie refers to the middle class of the society.

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