According to Karl Marx what drives history?

Answer 1

Marx believed that the mode of production drives history but that other non-economic forces and institutions might have minor influences on the force created by the mode of production but no serious influence on history. In other words, the economic force drives history and everything else simply slows down or speeds up the economic force.

Answer 2

Marx believed that the mode of production drives history but that other non-economic forces and institutions might have minor influences on the force created by the mode of production but no serious influence on history. In other words, the economic force drives history and everything else simply slows down or speeds up the economic force.

Answer 3

According to Karl Marx, history is driven by the struggle between social classes over control of the means of production. This class struggle leads to the development of new economic systems, which in turn shapes social and political structures. Marx believed that history progresses through stages, with each stage defined by the class relationships of the society.

Answer 4

A class struggle. In other words history is a constant battle between the classes of society.