* People who wanted to preserve the old ways and traditions were called Conservatives. These people were usually and had social power. I *Charles Darwin originated the "theory of evolution" which caused great controversy because it conflicted with Biblical teachings of creation by the Church. Darwin's theory of natural selection stated that the animals that best adapted to the environment survived and those that didn't disappear. Factory owners applied this theory which they called and used it to justify their treatment of factory * Marxist Socialism was started by Karl Marx who wrote the book The Communist Manifesto with Frederich Engels. Marx believed that all history was a struggle between the workers. Therefore, he wanted to create a society in which all people would be In order for this to happen, the the or workers should rise up and overthrow Then the proletariat would control the and the government would run it for the people.