The belief that the working class is becoming increasingly aware of its position in society and its oppression by the bourgeoisie.

An economic system based upon governmental or communal ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and services.

The practice of federal governments taking ownership and management control of private businesses.

the belief that whatever advances the proletariat and communism is morally good, and whatever hinders the proletariat and communism is morally evil.

The Marxist ideal of a classless and stateless utopian society in which all property is commonly owned and each person is paid according to his or her abilities and needs.

The belief that only the material world exists and that class struggles are the mechanism behind social and economic progress

A term used in Marxist theory to describe the working-class wage earners who do not own the means of production.

the belief that economics determines the entire course of human history, ultimately and inevitability leading to a communist future.

the belief in human progress; the belief that political systems can be used to create economic prosperity, minimize risk, and advance society.

An atheistic and materialistic worldview based on the idea of Karl Marx that promotes the abolition of private property, the public ownership or the means of production, and the utopian dream of a future communistic state.