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Karl Marx

Friedrich Engels

Marxism is the name for a set of political and economic ideas.

The basic ideas are that:

• The world is split into multiple classes (groups) of people. The two main classes are the working class and the ruling class. The working class is exploited by the ruling class.
• There is a class conflict
• When workers realize their exploitation, they will revolt and take over ownership of factories and materials (dictatorship of the proletariat)

These ideas come from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and their most notable work is The Communist Manifesto. They have had a lot of influence in many countries. Marxism influenced other political views.