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Aims of the SPD party |
-The 'Efurt Programme' the abolition of class rule, equal right, the use of income tax, porperty tax and inheritance tax for government revenue -Marxist principles 'Gradual socialism' long term goal of constitutional change -desire not to appear unpatriotic in the face of growing nationalist feeling -desire to work through the Reichstag
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Who supported the SPD |
-Working class -Skilled workers |
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Agree that there was a large degree of influence exerted by the SPD in political affairs |
-Became more moderate so appealed to more people -By 1914 they were the largest Socialist party in Europe -1912 they had 110 seats in the Reichstag making a majority -Very popular not only due to policies, but also reforms, progressive taxation and constitutional change -Helped provide the German working class with a new sense of identity -Local social societies for sport, music and education SPD organised festivals, rallies and holidays -Produced newspapers, founded libraries and ran welfare clinics |
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Disagree that there was a large degree of influence exerted by SPD in political affairs |
-Their revolutionary slogans made it hard for other parties, such as the Liberals, to support them and this provided and excuse for right wing elites to attack them which shows that they had enemies in the Reichstag |
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Main aims of other left wing parties |
-Growing industrialisation and urbanisation encouraged the growth of trade unions -General Foundation of Trade Unions founded -Trade Unions campaigned for better working conditions, shorter hours and better pay, strike action -Unions supported socialism -Encouraged workers to challenge capitalist exploitation |
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Who supported the other Left Wing parties |
Working Class |
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Agree Other right wing parties had a large degree of influence |
-Free trade unions had more than 2.5 million members by 1913 and became Europe's largest labour organisation -3.3 million trade unionists |
