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Otto von Bismarck and the Anti-Socialist Laws
In 1878, two assassination attempts on Kaiser Wilhelm I gave Otto von Bismarck the pretext he needed to crush the growing socialist movement in Germany. This episode of The History of Germany explores the Anti-Socialist Laws (Sozialistengesetze), a repressive piece of legislation that banned socialist organizations, meetings, and publications — yet inadvertently strengthened the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Lucas and Luna discuss the political maneuvering in the Reichstag, the role of the Reichstag fire as a later echo, and how Bismarck's strategy of 'carrot and stick' —…
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