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Friedrich Engels Birth
Friedrich Engels was born in the Rhine Province, Prussia. -
Conversion to Communism
Moses Hess demonstrated to Engels that the logical consequence of the Hegelian philosophy was communism. -
The Condition of the Working Class in England
Friedrich Engels publishes his book talking about the conditions of the working class and how the Industrial Revolution have made workers worse off. -
The Communist Manifesto
The communist Manifesto pamphlet was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and became one of the principal statements of the European socialist and communist parties in the 19th and early 20th centuries. -
Revolutions
With revolutions sweeping across Europe, Friedrich returned to Prussia to be apart of the revolution. Producing a daily newspaper, "New Rhenish Newspaper: Organ of Democracy", this eventually led to Engels being a wanted man after the failure of the revolution -
Karl Marx Death
After Marx's death, Engels continued promoting Marxism, even published volume 2 and 3 of Karl Marx's book, Capital. -
Death
Friedrich Engels died of laryngeal cancer at the age of 74. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered near Eastbourne, England -
How did Friedrich Engels redefine history?
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References
Engels, Frederick. “Conditions of the Working-Class in England Index.” Marxists Internet Archive, https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/condition-working-class/index.htm. Accessed 22 Aug. 2021 “Friedrich Engels.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, 1 Aug. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Friedrich-Engels. “The Communist Manifesto.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Communist-Manifesto. Accessed 22 Aug. 2021