Question

Karl Marx wrote in the Communist Manifesto that “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Analyze the quote and select the statement about events in France during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that best supports this argument.(1 point) Responses Conservatives supported the Bourbon Restoration. Conservatives supported the Bourbon Restoration. Women led a march on the Palace of Versailles to demand cheaper bread prices. Women led a march on the Palace of Versailles to demand cheaper bread prices. The Second French Republic granted universal suffrage to all men. The Second French Republic granted universal suffrage to all men. Napoleon was defeated by the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

Answer 1

The statement that best supports Karl Marx's argument is: "Women led a march on the Palace of Versailles to demand cheaper bread prices." This event reflects a class struggle between the working class and the ruling class in France during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The women were protesting against the high prices of bread, which was a basic necessity for the working-class population. This event demonstrates the social and economic inequality that existed and the conflict between different social classes.