Impact

• German Political thinkers migrated such as Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels. Marx was infamous in creating social frameworks such as the Marxist Theory. Both of them co-authored the Communist Manifesto in 1848
• Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels left a lasting, long-term impact.

  -Their Communist ideology led to a rise of trade unions (as they were focused on womens' rights and class struggles

  -Marxist Theory was the foundation for Social Democratic Federation (1881) and Independant Labour Party (1893) which eventually led to the formation of the Labour Party

  -Abolished child labour and the Poor Laws.

  Marxist ideas remain influential in left-wing movements in Britain despite the Proletarian revolution never happening
• Another German migrant, Paul Reuter had a big impact, who was he and what did he do?

  Reuter created a telegraph system between Belgium and Germany. He then moved to Britain in 1851 to set up Reuters News Agency which was important as it was the first to report accurately on international stories. In fact, almost every news outlet in the world subscribes to Reuters