Historical Theory of the Communist Manifesto

The technological advancements that were conceived during the Industrial Revolution failed to satisfy the human thirst for advancement. New ideas and ingenuities in society began to change the way that people governed one another, and improved their way of life. They wanted to advance their countries and help those countries get along in the world. Some of the most notable of these advancements being the sewing machine by Elias Howe, the telegraph by Samuel Morse, and a new piece of writing called the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Marx and Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto because they were not happy with the way the governments were dealing with the economy. They both disagreed with the idea of capitalism, and joined the Communist League. The Communist League was a secret society that wanted to get rid of the “old bourgeois society,” and replace it with a new society with no social classes and private property. They opposed the ideas of Adam Smith and The Wealth Of Nations. Smith largely believed in an “invisible hand” government in the management of the economy. Marx believed that capitalists took advantage of the laborers and gave too much in technology. This would eventually lead to the collapse of the economy. Marx and Engels believed communism to be the answer to these problems. By incorporating a new economic system that made everyone equal, they could solve the class struggles and prevent future disagreements.

In the time of Marx and Engels, many people were trying to come up with revolutionary solutions to social and economic problems. The Enlightenment, the European Revolutions of 1848, and the Industrial Revolution propelled people to want to live their lives in new, improved ways. The Indust...

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... effect, it would also be abolishing low-income town discrimination, because all parties would have to work together to keep their community at the same levels.

After all of these things have been accomplished, only then will a State have a unified and equal state over which to govern. The people will stop fighting and rebelling, simply because there is no reason.

In conclusion, class struggle and differences between work and ownership have been the defeat of many empires and governments for millennia. By making people equal in all aspects, it defeats the need for rebellion and war. Marx and Engels, along with the Communist League, believed replacing the economic system would fix a large portion of problems in the world. In a time of revolution and desire to improve, Karl Marx and Friedrick Engels came up with an entirely new way to view and manage the economy.