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THE EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY
At the end of WW1, democracy continued to be the most common form of government
European democracies
France
post-war economic problems
such as
high prices
tax increases
provoked
many strikes
protests
tension between left-wing parties and conservative parties
democracy was never in danger
Germany
after the fall of the Second Reich
a constitutional democracy (Weimar Republic)
the problems they faced after the war
such as
the post-war economic problems
the payment of reparations
the occupation of the Ruhr by France
the economic crisis of 1929
the closing of companies
the dramatic increase in unemployment
favoured the rise of extremist and nationalist parties who opposed democracy
Great Britain
the Liberal Party
introduced improved medical services
introduced subsidised housing
adopted measures to reduce the high rate of unemployment
didn't increase wages
workers went on strike
the Labour Party gained popularity
in 1922
the Liberal Party was displaced by
the Conservative party
the Labour party
Democracy in the United States
main difference between European democracies and democracy in the United States
bipartisanship
two parties
The Democratic Party
defended capitalism
supported
government intervention in the economy
the existence of trade unions
a left-wing party
represented the interests of the middle and working classes
The Republican Party
defended
capitalism
free market economy
opposed
government intervention in the economy
it restricted companies' freedom
the trade unions
they limited the freedom of business owners
represented the interests of wealthy business owners
right-wing conservative party
after WW1, Republicans
had an isolationist foreign policy
rejecting military alliances or foreign influence
encouraged patriotism
supporting a white Anglo-Saxon protestant America
established a conservative policy
limited the power of the trade unions
after the economic crisis of 1929
the Democrats (under Franklin Roosevelt)
established the New Deal in 1933
increased the participation of the government in the economy and society
