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)

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)
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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.
Napoleon was defeated by the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

Conservatives supported the Bourbon Restoration.
Conservatives supported the Bourbon Restoration.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The statement that best supports Karl Marx's argument in the quote from the Communist Manifesto—"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles"—is:

Women led a march on the Palace of Versailles to demand cheaper bread prices.

This event exemplifies class struggle as it reflects the economic hardship faced by the lower classes (specifically women and the working population) against the ruling class and the aristocracy, highlighting the tensions and conflicts that arise from differing class interests. The march was driven by the struggle for basic needs and represents the broader social and economic conflicts that Marx emphasized in his analysis of history.