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Bismarck and the Origins of the Welfare State
Explain how Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduced state health insurance, accident insurance, and pensions to preempt socialism.

Explain how Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduced state health insurance, accident insurance, and pensions to preempt socialism.
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9th Grade · Social Studies · US-DC-SS
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Evaluate the development of socialist thought, Marxist theory, democratic political parties, and state welfare responses to the labor question.