What Did Marx and Engels Believe Would Be the Outcome

question 29

Multiple Choice

What did Marx and Engels believe would be the outcome of the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?

• A) a victory by the bourgeoisie that would reduce the proletariat to slavery
• B) a victory by the bourgeoisie that would result in the reinforcement of capitalism and private property, and things would stay as they were
• C) a victory by the proletariat that would lead to the return of an idealized form of feudalism
• D) a victory by the proletariat that would result in the destruction of capitalism, the end of private property, and the eventual withering away of the state

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