germany Flashcards

1
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What is history according to Karl Marx?

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History is class struggle.

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2
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Problems Marx Identifies are?

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  1. converted ocupations into wage-laborers
  2. turned family values into money relation
  3. lost the charm of the workman and individual character.
  4. bigger wage gap.
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3
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What solutions does marx offer to problems?

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Communism!!!! abolition of private property and econimoc equality!

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4
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What does Marx think of nationalism?

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Not a fan cause its against communism “working men of all countries unite”

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5
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What is a commodity?

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A thing which through its qualities satisfies human needs of whatever kind.

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6
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What is the use value of a commodity?

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The usefulness of a thing. (quality and quantity, labor)

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7
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What is exchange value of a commodity?

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The relation in which use-values of one thing exchange for use-value of another.

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8
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How can a thing have use value but not be a commodity?

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When a thing is made and used by the same person. (in order to be a commodity it must be produced for others (social use-value))

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9
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SPD

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Democratic Socialist Party, prosecuted but 1890 onward recived most votes. 1869!

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10
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Center Party (1870)

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Catholic party

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11
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progressive liberal party

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split from national liberal party, wanted constitutional reform and was against church.

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12
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National Liberal Party

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favored anti-clerical measures and free trade.

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13
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Free conservative party

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party of big buisness and close to Bismark

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14
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conservatives

A

you know

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15
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How were the power of the reichstag limited?

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  1. no say in appointment/dismissal of chancellor
  2. kaiser (bismark) could dissolve it at anytime with agreement from bundesrat.
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16
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Kulturkampf

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Struggle between prussian state and church.1871

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17
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papal infalubility

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pronouncments on morals and faith could not be challeneged basically pope is always right….

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18
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What historian said about Bismark and ceter party?

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A.J.P. Taylor “strangle the centre in the cradle” (1958)

19
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May Laws

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1973,
1. state responsible for preist education
2. religous appointment approved by state
3. 1874 preist lost endorsments (land, assets)
4.civil marriage made compulsory
5. priests forbidden from preaching politics

20
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why did kulturkampf end?

A

Pope pius ix died and issues of socialism become more important. 1887

21
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when did may laws end?

A

1879

22
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what period was economic growth and why?

A

directly after german unification and crash of 1873, germany led the way in science and tech.
like, combustian engine, electric train, telephone, four wheel cars.

23
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what led to socialism?

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1880s, lost of people came to city from country side so large working class.

24
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anti- socialism 1880

A

no right to assembly and publication, went underground and

25
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social wllness reform

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Bismark tried a new aproach to beating socialism, introduced:
1.time off for sickness
2.accident insurrance
3.old age pension

26
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why does marx thing history is pointing twards socialism?

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each stage of revolution results in less classes in society—- last stage is classless ie communism.

27
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what is marx definition of communism?

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no private property
economi equaity
-hes not willing to be specific and is not an expert on communism just capitalism and its faults

28
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Marx famous line about church?

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“church is the opiate of the masses”

29
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BIsmarks key aims in foreign policy

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Ensure france did not form alliances against germany for revenge
avoid being drawn into quarrels with austria and russia

30
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eastern question

A

1875-78
religous uprising in ottoman empire, russia wanted to help but ustria saw it as a threat, Bismark offered Berlin as conference.

31
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Congress of Berlin

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1878
direct result of “eastern question”, results: Russia gets nothing and is angry

32
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The austrian Alliance

A

1879
between germany and austria, unequal- germany would figth if austria got into war, vice versa austria would remain nuetral

33
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triple alliance

A

1884
Germany Austria Italy against france.

34
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The medditeranean agreements

A

1887
imporatnt (with BRITAIN) keep russia out of medditeranean

35
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Colonial Policy

A

mid 1880s
Werner Richter says colonial drive was intended as a distraction from germanys internal problems
resluts: Did not increase popularity at home, More french hostality as politicians who liked germany were reallected, Britain govenment Bismark wnated to weaken fell away.

36
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Problems new germany had to address

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1871
rise of workiing class
catholic party
new constitution
economic change

37
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New economic and buisness after unification

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new currancy, german national state

worried about power not democracy

38
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Reichtag structure after unification

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universal male suffrage

no control over military budget

39
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Military after unification

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military values still htere but againt could only voite every 7 years and really had no power

40
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Bundesrat structure after unification semi circle

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could speak freely and was supposed to be/set up to be liberal

Prussia still had lots of people in parlimat and wer still “in charge”

41
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Press supression after unification

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1874
imprissonment if wrote about sensitive info- massive suppression.

42
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“Valued Power over Democracy”

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hans Ulrich Whehler ie Bismark did not respect liberal values

43
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“was willing to work but didnot agree”

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Lothar Gall ie bismark was open to new ideas wasnt all dismissive but… “not forunner of hitler but man of the 19th century.”

44
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“veild form of monarchy absolution.”

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Geoffrey Barraclough, Prussian was incharcge cause they had many members in parliment (nothing anti-prussian could pass)