HIST 2125 Lecture 2: 2: 05.09_ Social Developments and int'l crises
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Domestic scene economic growth and prosperity rise of socialism. Social democratic party grew right now the socialist party is not different from the communist party. Bernstein tried to change the party but failed stayed moderate marxism. Rich country but with a tax problem financial strain. Radical socialist party is not radical nor socialist crisis brought them down made of small shopkeepers, teachers, militantly anti-clerical. Combes (leader) broke connection with vatican meant the need for new teachers and being out of higher military ranks if you had relations with church. French socialist party similar battle as the one that happened in germany: can a socialist party be in a bourgeois government? until 1936 no socialist party in any government socially progressive . But women not in politics because thought to be influence by the curch. 2 party system: liberal, conservative liberals drove country until war rise of labour party (1900 first version of the party; 1906: labour party created)
