Karl Marx wrote in the Communist Manifesto that “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Analyze the quote and select the statement about events in France during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that best supports this argument.(1 point)
Responses
a. Napoleon was defeated by the British at the Battle of Waterloo.
b. Women led a march on the Palace of Versailles to demand cheaper bread prices.
c. The Second French Republic granted universal suffrage to all men.
d. Conservatives supported the Bourbon Restoration.
b. Women led a march on the Palace of Versailles to demand cheaper bread prices.
This event demonstrates class struggle as it shows lower-class individuals (in this case, women) protesting and demanding better economic conditions, highlighting the societal divide between the working class and the ruling class.