How did Karl Marx view history

Answer 1

Karl Marx viewed history as a series of class struggles between the owners of the means of production (bourgeoisie) and the working class (proletariat). He believed that throughout history, societies have been organized in such a way that the ruling class exploits the working class for their own economic gain. Marx argued that this exploitation would inevitably lead to a revolution by the working class to overthrow the capitalist system and establish a classless society in which the means of production are commonly owned (communism). Marx believed that this revolution was a necessary step in the progression of history towards a more just and equal society. He saw history as driven by the economic forces of production and believed that changes in the mode of production (feudalism, capitalism, communism) would ultimately shape and determine the course of history.