Question

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Communist Manifesto:

“The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.”

Which economic system does this quote best reflect?


Socialism – where the government or collective controls production and wealth is shared


Communism – where the working class overthrows the capitalist system to achieve equality


Capitalism – where private ownership and market competition drive wealth


Mercantilism – where the state controls trade to benefit national power

Answer 1

Communism — it expresses the revolutionary call for the working class (proletariat) to overthrow the capitalist system and seize collective control to create an equal, classless society.