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	The '''Anti-Socialist Laws''' (officially ''Gesetz gegen die gemeingefährlichen Bestrebungen der Sozialdemokratie'', "Law ~~against~~ the ~~public danger~~ of ~~social democratic endeavors~~") was an act of the [[Reichstag (German Empire)\|Reichstag]] of the [[German Empire (1871–1918)\|German Empire]] backed by [[Otto von Bismarck]], aimed at ~~supressing~~ the German [[Social democracy\|social democratic]] movement. The law was passed on 19 October 1878 and remained in effect, being renewed every three years, until it was allowed to lapse on 30 September 1890, having failed to prevent the growth in the popularity of [[socialism]]''.''<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=G. Becker\|year=1979\|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia\|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Exceptional+Law+Against+the+Socialists\|chapter=Exceptional Law Against the Socialists}}</ref>		The '''Anti-Socialist Laws''' or '''Socialist Laws''' ([[German language\|German]]: ''Sozialistengesetze''; officially the ''Gesetz gegen die gemeingefährlichen Bestrebungen der Sozialdemokratie'', "Law Against the Publicly Dangerous Strivings of Social Democracy") was an act of the [[Reichstag (German Empire)\|Reichstag]] of the [[German Empire (1871–1918)\|German Empire]] backed by [[Otto von Bismarck]], aimed at suppressing the German [[Social democracy\|social democratic]] movement. The law was passed on 19 October 1878 and remained in effect, being renewed every three years, until it was allowed to lapse on 30 September 1890, having failed to prevent the growth in the popularity of [[socialism]]''.''<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=G. Becker\|year=1979\|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia\|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Exceptional+Law+Against+the+Socialists\|chapter=Exceptional Law Against the Socialists}}</ref>

	Under the law 350 workers’ organizations were disbanded, 1,500 people were arrested, and 900 people were exiled, with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD) being targeted harshly. However, [[Progressivism\|progressive]] forces continued to fight the ban with [[Karl Marx\|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels\|Engels]] supporting the struggle whilst denouncing [[Opportunism\|opportunist]] factions. Eventually, the [[ruling class]] was forced to drop the law and support for socialism continued to grow despite the ban with the social democratic vote growing from 493,000 in 1877 to 1,427,000 in 1890.<ref name=":0" />		Under the law 350 workers’ organizations were disbanded, 1,500 people were arrested, and 900 people were exiled, with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD) being targeted harshly. However, [[Progressivism\|progressive]] forces continued to fight the ban with [[Karl Marx\|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels\|Engels]] supporting the struggle whilst denouncing [[Opportunism\|opportunist]] factions. Eventually, the [[ruling class]] was forced to drop the law and support for socialism continued to grow despite the ban with the social democratic vote growing from 493,000 in 1877 to 1,427,000 in 1890.<ref name=":0" />

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The '''Anti-Socialist Laws''' (officially ''Gesetz gegen die gemeingefährlichen Bestrebungen der Sozialdemokratie'', "Law against the public danger of social democratic endeavors") was an act of the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]] of the [[German Empire (1871–1918)|German Empire]] backed by [[Otto von Bismarck]], aimed at supressing the German [[Social democracy|social democratic]] movement. The law was passed on 19 October 1878 and remained in effect, being renewed every three years, until it was allowed to lapse on 30 September 1890, having failed to prevent the growth in the popularity of [[socialism]]''.''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=G. Becker|year=1979|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Exceptional+Law+Against+the+Socialists|chapter=Exceptional Law Against the Socialists}}</ref>

Under the law 350 workers’ organizations were disbanded, 1,500 people were arrested, and 900 people were exiled, with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD) being targeted harshly. However, [[Progressivism|progressive]] forces continued to fight the ban with [[Karl Marx|Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels|Engels]] supporting the struggle whilst denouncing [[Opportunism|opportunist]] factions. Eventually, the [[ruling class]] was forced to drop the law and support for socialism continued to grow despite the ban with the social democratic vote growing from 493,000 in 1877 to 1,427,000 in 1890.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Anti-communism in Germany]]
[[Category:History of Socialism in Germany]]

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