Modern World History
Ms. Smith (2006-2007)
“The Socialist Challenge” pp. 833-836
1. What did socialists criticize about industrial society?
2. Why are Charles Fourier and Robert Owen often referred to as utopian socialists?
3. What were the views of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?
4. What main ideas are expressed in Manifesto of the Communist Party (Communist
Manifesto)?
5. What was the major difference between revolutionary socialists and evolutionary
socialists?
6. Socialists did not come to power in the 19th century, but they did have an
important impact on industrial society. How?
7. How did trade unions actually serve to support the capitalist system?