Karl Marx's Sharpest Struggle in the First International Was with Bakunin

question 13

Multiple Choice

Karl Marx's sharpest struggle in the First International was with Bakunin, who argued that _____.

• A) socialists must work to reform the state gradually rather than change it through revolution, as argued by Marx
• B) the state was the main enemy of the common person
• C) only through elections could the working class improve its condition
• D) socialists must cooperate with capitalists to improve wages and working conditions

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