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The evolution of democracy
EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES
in France
post-war economic problems
tax increases
high prices
provoked many
strikes
strikes
tension between left-wing parties and conservative parties
tension between left-wing parties and conservative parties
in Great Britain
the Liberal Party
adopted measures to reduce the high rate of unemployment
introduced
subsidised housing
improved medical services
in 1922
was displaced by the Conservative and Labour partie
in Germany
after the fall of the Second Reich
a constitutional democracy was established
called the Weimar Republic
the post-war economic problems they faced
favoured the rise of extremist and nationalist parties
the economic crisis of 1929
DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES
democracy in the United States differed from the European systems in various ways
main difference was bipartisanship, a two-party political system
The Republican Party
was a right-wing
conservative party that defended capitalism
a free market economy
they opposed government intervention in the economy
because they believed it restricted companies freedom
they opposed the trade unions
because they limited the freedom of business owners
The Democratic Party
was a left-wing party
defended capitalism
they supported government intervention in the economy and the existence of trade unions
after the First World War
the Republicans who were in government established a conservative policy
limited the power of the trade unions
had an isolationist foreign policy
encouraged patriotism