Editing Crisis of Marxism (section)

== Origins ==
In the 19th century, [[Germany|German]] [[Philosophy|philosopher]] Karl Marx predicted that [[capitalism]] was doomed to fail. He believed that this was to come about due to the inevitability of the proletariat's standard of living gradually becoming worse as the capitalist system continued to develop, forcing the proletariat to rise up and overthrow the [[bourgeoisie]]. By the 20th century, however, the standard of living for the [[Europe|European]] proletariat had actually improved and many proletarians found themselves identifying more with their [[Nation|nations]] than their [[Socieconomic class|classes]]. As a result, Marx's prediction had ultimately been proven wrong.