Karl Marx described what group as the "proletariat"?
A) the lower class
B) the upper class
C) the capitalist class
D) the working class

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Karl Marx described the working class as the "proletariat," which he believed would eventually overthrow the capitalist class (option C) and establish a socialist society. The lower class (option A) may also be considered part of the proletariat, but Marx specifically referred to the working class who sell their labor power for wages as the main revolutionary force. The upper class (option B) or bourgeoisie, in Marx's view, was the ruling class that owned the means of production and exploited the proletariat.

Karl Marx Described What Group as the "Proletariat