development of plitical parties and opposition 1871-1888

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  • Development of parties and opposition,1871-1888
    • National Liberals
      • Dominant from 1871-78.
        • Right wing of party continued to support bismarck
          • Left wing of party broke away and joined the progressives (1879)
        • 1879, 15 tariff rebels from NL = not uniform in belief
    • Zentrum
      • Both weakened and strengthened by kulturkampf
        • 91 seats in 1874 Elections, up from 63 in 1871
          • Kulturkampf made martyrs and galvanised catholic support.
        • Strength= influence forced bismarck to revert policy
        • weak- were considered enemies of the state
      • 1864 Syllabus of errors- zentrum anti liberal
        • Not fully reliable- prepared to support some conservative measures but also opposed some policies in the 1880s
    • Social Democratic Party
      • Vocal in opposition to bismarcks policies in 1880
      • Grew considerably 1878-1890 (growth of industrialisation)
      • Devoted energies to fighting reichstag elections
      • Formed in 1875 with a marxist programme
      • Anti socialist laws- oct 1878. Banned socialist organisations but party able to continue.
    • Conservatives
      • Right wing national liberals and Zentrum joined them to rally together in support of the state
      • Supported of bismarck but challenged by liberal dominance before 1878
  • Relationship strained over 1874 Press law (prevented freedom of speech = lib value)
    • Bismarck disliked the 1874 army bill. Gave NL too much power.
      • Split over tariff reform and the anti socialist law (oct 1878). B passed tariffs with reichstag support in 1879
    • Dominant from 1871-78.
      • Right wing of party continued to support bismarck
        • Left wing of party broke away and joined the progressives (1879)
      • 1879, 15 tariff rebels from NL = not uniform in belief
  • From 1878, Bismarcks strongest support base
    • Leaders of sammlungspolitik (Bringing together politics un support of the state) 1879-1890
      • Conservatives
        • Right wing national liberals and Zentrum joined them to rally together in support of the state
        • Supported of bismarck but challenged by liberal dominance before 1878

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