Industrial capitalism refers to the social and economic system in which trade, industry, and capital are privately controlled and operated for profit. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many crazy events were happening in response to industrial capitalism that changed our nation and many of the ones surrounding us. The United States pushed for the strenuous life movement which hoped to bring masculinity back to America by making stronger men who were athletic and could fight in the war. Women were becoming professionals and taking on better careers such as teaching, nursing, and social work which made people worry that women were coming to more power. In the Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, they attempted to explain …show more content…
They each have similarities but large differences as well. We know that the similarities were that the focus was on that specific country and how to better the society for the citizens. America wanted a better life for its citizens by bringing about masculinity. Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and John Reed wanted a better life for their specific countries through the rise of Communism and governmental control. The differences were broad and each topic had different ways of handling problems in that nation. America believed that masculinity was the solution to bringing the country back. Communist Manifesto thought that only communism would work and as Karl Marx stated in the book, “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communist revolution” (Communist Manifesto). This just shows that Karl Marx did not believe that people could be rescued from oppression until we put Communism in play. Ten Days That Shook the World is clearly written in the eyes of a man who experienced capitalism that was not working so he pushed for Communism as well but from a different standpoint than Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. I really enjoyed learning about these three topics. They each gave me a lot of new knowledge about history that I did not already