Critics of Marx Point Out That

question 80

Multiple Choice

Critics of Marx point out that

• A) economic explanations fall flat in seeking to explain the emergence of modern nationalism.
• B) Western workers actually enjoy the highest standard of living in history.
• C) the middle class of professional, civil service, employees, and small-business owners defy Marx's prediction that capitalist society would create only the very rich and the very poor.
• D) the state in Communist lands grew more powerful and oppressive in the twentieth century, rather than withering away.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Methane

A simple hydrocarbon with the formula CH4, representing the simplest alkane and the main component of natural gas.

Termination Reaction

A chemical reaction that halts the growth of a polymer chain by removing reactive intermediates, ending the polymerization process.

Photochemically Initiated

Describes a process or reaction that begins when light energy is absorbed by a chemical substance.

Methane

A colorless, odorless, flammable gas that is the simplest alkane, consisting of one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms.