The Rise of Socialism in European Politics

The growing cities were home to a growing population of proletariat.

These workers sought to have their political voices heard through 3 new
institutions: (1) __________ ___________, ______________
_____________ ____________, and/or _______________.
Trade unions gained legality throughout the late 19th century; in
Britain it came in (2)_______, while in Germany it didn’t happen until
(3)______.
These unions worked to get their members better (4)________ and
__________ _______________. Employers (5)____________ these new
unions, and often workers had to go on(6) ___________. Although unions
were growing in numbers, most workers still did not belong to a union by
the beginning of the 20th century.
 Political Parties

By the late 19th century, most European governments had

adopted some type of (1)_______________ system where
universal (2)_________ ______________ expanded voting rights.
All these new voters forced politicians to listen to workers and try
to gain their votes. This led directly to the formation of (3)
_____________ _____________. These organizations mobilized
members (mostly the growing (4)__________ class) to support and
vote for politicians who sympathized with them.
(5)______________ at this time directly opposed
(6)_______________ in the political realm. Socialism would unite
worker across (7)_____________ ______________, while
nationalism demanded that everyone in a country share cultural
and ethnic characteristics. Socialists (8)_______________ the
power of nationalism, and many of the proletariat actually joined
nationalist groups. The main question socialists had to answer was
whether the proletariat could get the fair treatment and changes it
demanded through (9)__________ or if it was going to take a
(10)______________. This question sharply (11)____________
different socialist groups.

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