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THE EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY
EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES
In France
many strikes, protests and tension
between left-wing parties and conservative parties
high prices and tax increases
democracy maintained
In Germany
a constitutional democracy
after the fall of the Second Reich
called the Weimar Republic
a rise of extremist and nationalist parties
In Great Britain
Liberal Party
adopted measures to reduce unemployment
introduced improved medical services and subsidised housing
In 1922
was displaced
by the Conservative and Labour parties
Labour Party
gained popularity
IN THE UNITED STATES
1920s and 1930s
bipartisanship --> a two-party political system.
The Republican Party
a right-wing
conservative party
defended capitalism and a free market economy
opposed
trade unions
government intervention in the economy
represented the interests of wealthy business owners
The Democratic Party
a left-wing
defended capitalism
represented the interests of the middle and working classes
After WW1
republicans in government
established a conservative policy
limited the power of the trade unions
an isolationist foreign policy
encouraged patriotism
In 1932
Democrats returned to power
Franklin Roosevelt
established the New Deal in 1933
increased the participation of the government
in the economy and society
