While it is true that the idea of socialism is (mainly) of French…

Question Answered step-by-step While it is true that the idea of socialism is (mainly) of French… While it is true that the idea of socialism is (mainly) of French origin, it was in Germany in the mid-nineteenth century that it was developed intellectually developed, following  which it became a mass movement. In the 1870s the world’s first major socialist party was founded by militants with a direct link to Karl Marx. It was the premier socialist party until the First World War. Certainly the German Revolution at the end of the war was stillborn, and only in Russia was a socialist government set up, but there is clear evidence of strong support for socialism in Germany until the Nazi  dictatorship was established, and , following Hitler’s overthrow, a socialist regime was established in the eastern part of Germany under the control of the “East German Communist Party”. Explain how it was, given the long historical pedigree of German socialism, that this regime did not last longer than forty years, despite continued widespread support for socialism well into the next millenium. History World History HIST 283 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)