Outline the teachings of Marx and state whether you think Marxism has any relevance in the 21st century.

... Shai Manor 09/11/03 History IB HL 11 A Outline the teachings of Marx and state whether you think Marxism has any relevance in the 21st century. 750-1000 words Marx summarized his ideas into four steps, which he believed already occurred, were occurring, or were going to occur in the future. He saw history as a struggle and conflict between the have, and have-nots. The rulers had land, food and goods, while the other lower classes had almost nothing. The haves had exploited the have-nots and so he believed they would revolt against the rulers. The rulers were making the lower classes work hard, and give them almost nothing for their hard work. He believed the lower classes would defeat the ruling ones, and then they would all co-operate for the good of each other. There would not be any governments and specific rulers, every person would be a ruler of his own. The first step

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