Socialism

Objective

• Explain the major ideas of reformers
• Evaluate the proposals of socialists

Agenda

1. Warm-Up #18:  Describe two ways in which peoples lived improved as a result of the Industrial Revolution, and two ways average people's lives were worse as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
2. PowerPoint: Reformers
1. Utilitarianism
2. Socialism
3. Marxism
3. Reading - "The Communist Manifesto"
1. Define the following before you read
1. Proletariat
2. Bourgeouse
3. Oppression
4. Capital
5. Antagonism
6. Abolition 
2. In ancient Rome, what classes existed?
3. In the Middle Ages, what classes existed?
4. In "our epoch" what classes exist?
5. What will the proletariat use to "win the battle of democracy"?
   
6.  In your own words, describe three proposals the Communists suggest.  For each one, explain why you agree or disagree with it and why.
7. Why should workingmen rise up and fight for revolution, according to Marx?