Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution

Question 1

What were the ideas of Karl Marx?

Answer 1

• Karl Marx said that industrialist society is a capitalist society.
• Capitalist owned capital invested in factories but profit of the capitalist were produced by the workers.
• The condition of the workers will not improve till the profit is in the hands of the capitalist
• Workers have to overthrow capitalism and the rule of private property.

Question 2

When was RSDWP founded? And by who?

Answer 2

founded in 1898 by socialists who respected Marx’s ideas.

Question 3

Countries involved in World War 1

Answer 3

Germany, Austria, Turkey (the central powers)
and France, Britain, Russia
Later - Italy and Romania