industrialisation and the rise of socialism

• when was industrialisations in germany?

  late 1800s
• where was the main industrial area?

  ruhr
• what was the economic impact of industrialisation pre ww1?


  -increase in production made germany richer

  -german electrical/chemical production dominated european industries
• what were the social impacts of industrialisation pre ww1?

  -more germans moved to cities

  -led to formation of trade unions-germans became unhappy with working conditions which led to strikes

  -support for socialism rose
• what is socialism?


  belief that community should be able to share benefits of work
• why did socialism in germany grow?

  -industrialisation made many workers unhappy with wages and working conditions

  -led to them joining trade unions and striking
• what did the social democratic party believe in?

  -socialism

  -disagreed of all the power held by one percent
• who led the party?

  friedrich Ebert in ww1