socialism Flashcards
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels dates
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1818-1883 and 1820-1895
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Marx and Engels key texts
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The Communist Manifesto 1848
3
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Marx and Engels human nature
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- has been perverted by capitalism
- people are naturally cooperative, selfless and fraternal
- capitalism has created a false consciousness
4
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Marx and Engels society
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- society had a conflict of social classes
- bourgeoisie and proletariat
5
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Marx and Engels economy
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- capitalism is doomed and based on exploitation
- workers should control industry
- wealth should be distributed equally
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Marx and Engels state
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- revolution was inevitable to create a better state
- new state should be a ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’
7
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Rosa Luxemburg dates
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1871 - 1919
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Rosa Luxemburg key texts
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Reform or Revolution 1900
9
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Rosa Luxemburg economy
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- capitalism was at odds with human nature
10
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Rosa Luxemburg state
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- rejected a dictatorship of the proletariat
- wanted a socialist democracy
- revolution would be spontaneous
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Rosa Luxemburg human nature
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