Bismarck's introduction of pensions and health insurance in the 1880s (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Decade of Bismarck's social insurance reforms
Decade of Bismarck's social insurance reforms
1880s
Political threat Bismarck aimed to counter with reforms
Political threat Bismarck aimed to counter with reforms
Growing socialism
Bismarck's goal with social insurance programmes
Bismarck's goal with social insurance programmes
Create Germany's first welfare state
Year health insurance was introduced
Year health insurance was introduced
1883
Employer's share of health insurance costs
Employer's share of health insurance costs
1/3
Employee's share of health insurance costs
Employee's share of health insurance costs
2/3
Year accident insurance was introduced
Year accident insurance was introduced
1884
Worker types covered by accident insurance
Worker types covered by accident insurance
Industrial and agricultural workers
Year old age and disability pensions introduced
Year old age and disability pensions introduced
1889
Pension age under Bismarck's scheme
Pension age under Bismarck's scheme
70
Unique financing feature of pension scheme
Unique financing feature of pension scheme
Partially government-subsidised
Income threshold for mandatory insurance coverage
Income threshold for mandatory insurance coverage
Under 2,000 Reichsmarks annually
Number of major insurance schemes Bismarck created
Number of major insurance schemes Bismarck created
Three
Alternative name for 1883 health insurance system
Alternative name for 1883 health insurance system
Bismarck Model