Multiple choice Karl Marx embraced the German philosopher Hegel's idea of the dialectic, meaning all change in history is clashes between rival elements. no real changes in society can occur pre industrialization. dictatorship is the central political force in all history all history is change between democracy and dictatorship. Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation The Hegelian dialectic, which Marx adapted, posits that history progresses through the conflict of opposing forces (thesis and antithesis), resulting in a new synthesis.