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What was Engel's career before politics?

  • Businessman

  • School Principal

  • Teacher and Attorney

  • Construction Worker

Answer

Engels was a successful businessman and co-owner of a textile factory in Manchester, England. He was actively involved in the workers' rights movement and became politically active in the early 1840s. He met Karl Marx in 1844, and they collaborated on several works, including The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital.
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