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The evolution of democracy
EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES
The democratic systems in
France
Great Britain
during the inter-war period
went through a certain amount of instability
but they remained intact
In Great Britain
the Liberal Party
introduced improved medical services
adopted measures to reduce the high rate of unemployment
These measures
did not stop workers from striking for higher wages
subsidised housing
In 1922
was displaced by
the Conservative party
the Labour party
which became the main political parties
Working class political parties
gained popularity in this period
the Labour Party
In France
post-war economic problems
such as
high prices
tax increases
provoked many
protests
tension between
left-wing parties
conservative parties
despite the differences between the parties
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In Germany
after the fall of the Second Reich
a constitutional democracy was established
called the Weimar Republic
post-war economic problems they faced
favoured the rise of
nationalist parties
who opposed democracy
extremist parties
the economic crisis of 1929
DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES
During the 1920s and 1930s
democracy in the United States
differed from the European systems
The main difference
was bipartisanship
a two-party political system
The Republican Party
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
the trade unions
because they limited the freedom of business owners
they generally represented the interests of
wealthy business owners
The Democratic Party
a left-wing party
also defended capitalism
but
they supported
government intervention in the economy
the existence of trade unions
They represented the interests of
the middle and working classes
After the First World War
the Republicans were in government
They established a conservative policy
which limited the power of the trade unions
they had an isolationist foreign policy
rejecting
military alliances
foreign influence
they encouraged patriotism
supporting a white Anglo-Saxon protestant America
the Republicans
failed to
provide solutions to the problems of the economic crisis of 1929
so the Democrats
returned to power
when Franklin Roosevelt won the presidential elections in 1932
President Roosevelt
established the New Deal in 1933
which increased the participation of the government in
the economy
society of the United States
At the end of the First World War
democracy
In the United States
had different characteristics
to those of European countries
continued to be the most common form of government