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Karl Marx's Life
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Birth
Karl Marx was born into a jewish family. He was born in Prussia. His father, Heinrich Marx, was a lawyer, who converted to christianity to keep his job. -
Stethosope
The stethoscope was created by René Laënnec in 1819. -
Typewriter
W.A. Burts invented the typewriter, which help create many more copies of books, and other literary pieces. -
University
Marx went to the Univerity of Berlin. There he studied law and philosophy. He became a journalist afterwards. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in 1837. It allowed people to contact each other over long distances. -
Editor
Marx became the editor of Reinische Zeitung, a liberal newspaper. The company was eventually supressed and Marx resigned. -
Marriage
Marx married Jenny Westphalen. She was a high class woman who was 4 years older than him. -
Socialism
Marx was introduced to socialism after he moved to Brussels. He denounced his previous views and followed socialist views. -
Communist Commitee
Karl Marx founded the Communist Correspodence Committee. The commitee was created to connect communists across Europe. -
Communist Manifesto
Urged by the Communist Correspondence Committee, Marx wrote the communist party with the help of Frederick Engles. The Manifesto was made to Declare the purpose of the communist party. The manifesto was published in 1848 -
Exile
In 1849 Karl Marx was exiled from belgium. He was exiled for his work on the communist manifesto and his radical ideas. -
Dishwasher
The first dishwasher was creathed by Joel Houghton. However it was barely functional and required a hand crank, making it near useless. -
Machine Gun
The first machine gun was invented by Dr. Richard Gatling. -
Das Kapital
Marx wrote his second book, Das Kapital in 1867. Das Kapital criticized capitalism and focused on economic theory. -
Telephone
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. It was much easier to operate than the telegram, and made communication over long distance significantly easier. -
Death
Karl Marx Died in London to pleurisy. Later London's communist part erected a grave with a bust of him.
