"The bourgeoisie, by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all nations, even the most barbarian, into civilisation. The cheap prices of its commodities are the heavy artillery with which it batters down all Chinese walls, with which it forces the
barbarians' intensely obstinate [persistent) hatred of foreigners to capitulate (give in). It compels all nations, on pain of extinction, to adopt the bourgeois mode of
production; it compels them to introduce what it calls civilisation into their midst, i. e., to become bourgeois themselves. In a word, it creates a world after its own
image."
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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Which statement supports the point of view expressed in this passage?
A Foreigners and the bourgeoisie must work together to end the extinction of cultures.
BThe bourgeoisic needs to use military force and coercion to open markets.
CThe bourgeoisie are backward and ignorant compared to the barbarians.
D The bourgeoisie uses cheap prices and industrial improvements to impose its values.