History A-Level
Bismarck's welfare reforms
What Bismarck's welfare reforms means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Bismarck's welfare reforms
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The introduction of pensions and health insurance in the 1880s, which mitigated working-class hardship and set a precedent for state intervention.
Topics that use Bismarck's welfare reforms
- Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited - 1 Social change in Germany and West Germany (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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