Working-class people who lacked land to grow their own food, tools to make their own products, and capital to build workshops and therefore had to sell their labor were considered which of the following classes of people, according to Karl Marx?

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The proletariat refers to the working-class people who sell their labor because they lack the means of production, such as land and tools, to sustain themselves. This class is considered the opposite of the bourgeoisie, who own and control the means of production, and is central to Marxist theory. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer.

Working-Class People Who Lacked Land to Grow Their Own Food