According to Karl Marx, capitalism would eventually
A) develop incrementally into an embryonic socialist stage of development.
B) overtake socialism as a more efficient and robust economic system.
C) be overthrown in a worldwide, violent revolution.
D) be transcended peacefully by communism.

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According to Marx, capitalism would inevitably lead to class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, ultimately resulting in a worldwide, violent revolution by the working class to overthrow the bourgeoisie and establish communism as the new economic system. Marx believed that capitalism was inherently flawed and could not be peacefully transcended to communism.

According to Karl Marx, Capitalism Would Eventually