Bismarck's domestic policy 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe rise of Germany from 1871ASEdexcel Created by: AnnaCreated on: 12-05-13 11:03 6 points Army budget Economic Protectionism Kulturkampf State Socialism Treatment of Minorities 1879 tariff act 1 of 7 Army budget budget should remain at a fixed level outside Reichstag control until 1872 Bismarck presented a law that laid down that an army of over 400,000 men would be given federal expenditure 80% spent on army, threatened Reichstag's monetary powers opposed by national liberals Bismarck threatened to call new elections compromised, the military budget was fixed for 7 years at a time and then voted for annually or fixed permanently 2 of 7 Economic protectionism economic matters dealt by Delbruck continued free trade policies Bismarck ditched free trade and National liberals aligned with conservative and centre party to support the introduction of tariffs to protect the German industry and farming 3 of 7 Kulturkampf clash with the Catholic Church German Catholics formed Centre party Bismarck wanted to unify and consolidate the reich May Laws failed 4 of 7 State Socialism wean working classes by introducing various welfare (state socialism) measures designed to assist German workers wanted to win support of workers (lose SPD) sickness insurance act, accident insurance act, old age and disability act model of social provision for other countries not al successful 5 of 7 Treatment of minorities regarded Danes, French and Poles as potential 'enemies of the state' sought to reduce their influence Polish language outlawed in education and courts Alsace-Lorraine not granted full unity French people were unhappy and allowed to leave national minorities' alienation from the reich probably lessened over the years 6 of 7 1879 tariff act protectionists made up of mostly conservatives and centre party members had majority in Reichstag Bismarck introduced a general tariff bill July 1879, duties imposed on imports protective tariffs consolidated the work of unification by drawing north and south closer together and accelerated growth of large internal market tariffs did serve to protect German jobs 7 of 7
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