Bismarck's Social Legislation in Imperial Germany (1883–1889)

1. German unification reshapes labor and social policy debates

   Jan 18, 1871Labels: German Empire, Industrialization

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2. Anti-Socialist Law passed to suppress socialist activity

   Oct 19, 1878Labels: Anti-Socialist Law, Otto von

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3. Imperial message announces plan for worker insurance

   Nov 17, 1881Labels: Imperial Message, Wilhelm I

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4. Reichstag approves workers’ sickness insurance law

   May 31, 1883Labels: Sickness Insurance, Reichstag

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5. Workers’ sickness insurance law promulgated

   Jun 21, 1883Labels: Sickness Insurance, Reich law

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6. Sickness insurance benefits begin under new system

   Dec 1, 1883Labels: Sickness Insurance, Insured Workers

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7. Accident insurance law adopted for industrial workers

   Jul 6, 1884Labels: Accident Insurance, Industrial Workers

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8. Employers organize accident insurance through trade associations

   Jul 9, 1884Labels: Berufsgenossenschaften, Employers

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9. Old-age and disability insurance bill passes Reichstag

   May 24, 1889Labels: Old-Age Insurance, Reichstag

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10. Old-age and disability insurance law published in Reich gazette

    Jun 22, 1889Labels: Old-Age Law, Reichsgesetzblatt

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11. Old-age and disability insurance system goes into effect

    Jan 1, 1891Labels: Old-Age System, Program Implementation

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12. Bismarck-era “carrot and stick” strategy leaves lasting model

    Jan 1, 1891Labels: Bismarckian Model, Carrot and

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