Communist Manifesto

Summary 4 SUMMARY The Communist Manifesto reflects an attempt to explain the goals of Communism, as well as the theory underlying this movement. It argues that class struggles, or the exploitation of one class by another, are the motivating force behind all historical developments. Class relationships are defined by an era’smeans of production. However, eventually these relationships cease to be compatible with the developing forces of production. At this point, a revolution occurs and a …

…are the employers of wage-laborers B. They are the owners of the means of production C. They are the class of modern Capitalists D. They were the ruling class in the feudal period Answer Key: 1: B 2: C 3: A 4: A 5: D 6: D 7: C 8: D 9: D 10: A 11: B 12: A 13: D 14: A 15: C 16: D 17: B 18: A 19: D 20: C 21: D 22: C 23: A 24: D 25: D Further Reading Tucker, Robert C. (ed.).The Marx-Engels Reader. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1978.