Question

How did Karl Marx view history?

a. Karl Marx viewed history as a constant class struggle that would ultimately lead to communism.

b. Karl Marx viewed history as useless in the new modern age.

c. Karl Marx viewed history as a constant corruption of capitalism.

d. Karl Marx viewed history as a constant deviation from communism, the original economic system.

Answer 1

a. Karl Marx viewed history as a constant class struggle that would ultimately lead to communism.

Marx's historical materialism posits that historical developments are driven by material conditions and class relations, leading to conflicts between different social classes. He believed this struggle would eventually culminate in the establishment of a classless, communist society.