Western Civilization II / Unit 11 WC2 1030 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Anti-Socialist Laws of 1878 and the First Welfare State
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The idea
Two attempts on the Kaiser by non-socialists gave the pretext, and eighteen seventy-eight laws banned the SPD and unions, though individuals could still stand. Then Bismarck, an arch-conservative, built the first modern welfare state, health insurance and pensions, to win workers away from socialism.
In practice
Health care and social security, the witness says, in the eighteen eighties.
Where people slip
Repression and welfare were one policy.
Your place on the trail
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