What term did Friedrich Engels use to describe the horrific living conditions of the working class in his 1844 study of Manchester?
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Correct answer: Social Murder
Engels argued that the bourgeoisie was committing 'social murder' by forcing workers to live in conditions that inevitably led to premature death. His observations were fundamental to the development of socialist theory.
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