Mass Society and Democracy
The National State and Democracy
Western Europe
As universal male suffrage laws were passed, political parties formed, and ministerial responsibility became the dominant political entity.
In the late 19th century
Progress toward establishing constitutions, parliaments, and individual liberties in the major European countries.
In the late 1800s, political democracy was spreading in Western Europe.
Great Britain
France
Election of a Prime Minester that lead to the 3rd Republic.
New government was established with a president and a legislature made up of two houses.
Italy
Worked 2 party parlament.
Conservative
Liberal
Voted for social reforms, such as unemployment benefits and pensions
Becomes united but separate because
Poverty
Widespread government corruption led to a weak, centralized political system.
The old older
In Germany, the government established by Otto Von Bismarck set up a two houses legislature
The reichstag was elected by male voters.
Eaither way the emperor still maintained political power, by controllling the military and foreign policy.
William II, the emperor at the time of Germany, build Germany up to be the strongest and industrial power in Europe.
He was conservative, so his conservative forces warded the rise of democracy in Germany.
Rusia
Rusia was becoming an industrialized nation, and the rising working class demanded more political power
At St. Petersburg, peacefully, a bunch of workers , wives and children, were going to present a petition (petition of griavances)
Soldiers thought that it was like some kind of massive mob that was gonna destroy the castle, they open up fire killing a multitude of people.
Workers go on strike.
The Czar, stablished something called the Duma, this was like the Russian legislative assembly.
In 1882 there´s a big triple alliance of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy Forming against the Triple Entente
The international rivalries lead to World War one