Question

1. the bourgeoisie was a new social class created by capitalism. according to many working class citizens, known as the proletariat, how did the bourgeoisie gain and maintain their wealth?

the bourgeoisie made safe and slow investments in the growth of their own factories and the factories of their friends.
the bourgeoisie became and remained wealthy at the expense of the proletariat, who suffered in their factories.
the bourgeoisie took brave risks in the marketplace--luck and good timing made them richer and richer.
the bourgeoisie got rich by stealing money from the noble classes, then hid the money in special bank accounts.

Explanation:

This is based on Marxist social and economic theory, which frames the relationship between the bourgeoisie (owners of capital) and proletariat (wage laborers) as exploitative. The bourgeoisie extracts surplus value from the proletariat's labor in factories, paying them less than the value of the goods they produce, to accumulate and maintain wealth.

Answer:

The bourgeoisie became and remained wealthy at the expense of the proletariat, who suffered in their factories.