HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Rerum Novarum, Centre Party (Germany), Catholic Social Teaching
28 Mar 2014
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International rivalry in europe 1880-1914: fear of mass politics, threats of modernity, more militant nationalism. The threats of mass politics to national building. Socialism: competed with conservative government to win workers hearts, marxists but reformists were more common (abandoned revolution as a tactic) Why were socialists a threat: socialism is now international and more organized first international 1864 and the. Second international 1884, who were made up of executives. Declared may day as an international strike day: they were more of a psychological threat to conservatism, imperialism, and militarism. Roman catholicism: competed for loyalties with the state. Social catholicism: created a revival in the church and created their own parties. Feminism: a threat because 50% of the population could easily undermine a state, were mostly middle class (english) women who wanted education, employment, and ability to own land, middle class evangelical christians. Divorce, end of prostitution: the movement was moderate and limited.
