Kulturkampf
E156937
Kulturkampf was a series of 1870s policies in the newly unified German Empire that sought to reduce the political influence of the Catholic Church and assert state control over religious affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kulturkampf canonical | 8 |
| Austrian Kulturkampf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kulturkampf Context triple: [Otto von Bismarck, knownFor, Kulturkampf]
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Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency order issued by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1933 that suspended key civil liberties in Germany and enabled the Nazi regime’s subsequent dictatorship.
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Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss was the 1803 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that massively reorganized its territories through secularization and mediatization, leading to the dissolution of many ecclesiastical states.
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C.
Christianization of Saxony
The Christianization of Saxony was the gradual and often forceful conversion of the Saxon people from their traditional Germanic paganism to Christianity during the early Middle Ages, closely tied to Frankish conquest and political consolidation.
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French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905
The French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905 is the landmark legislation that established state secularism (laïcité) in France by ending official recognition and funding of religious institutions.
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E.
Second Reich
The Second Reich was the unified German nation-state that existed from 1871 to 1918 under imperial rule, culminating in the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II and ending with Germany’s defeat in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kulturkampf Target entity description: Kulturkampf was a series of 1870s policies in the newly unified German Empire that sought to reduce the political influence of the Catholic Church and assert state control over religious affairs.
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A.
Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency order issued by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1933 that suspended key civil liberties in Germany and enabled the Nazi regime’s subsequent dictatorship.
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B.
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss was the 1803 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that massively reorganized its territories through secularization and mediatization, leading to the dissolution of many ecclesiastical states.
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C.
Christianization of Saxony
The Christianization of Saxony was the gradual and often forceful conversion of the Saxon people from their traditional Germanic paganism to Christianity during the early Middle Ages, closely tied to Frankish conquest and political consolidation.
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D.
French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905
The French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905 is the landmark legislation that established state secularism (laïcité) in France by ending official recognition and funding of religious institutions.
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E.
Second Reich
The Second Reich was the unified German nation-state that existed from 1871 to 1918 under imperial rule, culminating in the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II and ending with Germany’s defeat in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-clerical policy
ⓘ
church–state conflict ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
asserting state control over religious affairs
ⓘ
reducing political influence of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Prussian provinces with large Catholic populations ⓘ |
| chronology | followed German unification of 1871 ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource | German historians of the 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1870s ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Papal infallibility doctrine of 1870
ⓘ
fear of ultramontanism ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
closure of some Catholic institutions
ⓘ
imprisonment and exile of some bishops and priests ⓘ increased political mobilization of German Catholics ⓘ strengthening of the Centre Party ⓘ tension between Prussian state and Catholic hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasMainProponent | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Kulturkampf (German) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Centre Party (Germany) ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| hasTopic | church–state relations in Germany ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
German Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
German Empire (1871–1918)
|
| implementedBy | Prussian Minister of Culture Adalbert Falk ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | liberal anticlericalism ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
May Laws of 1873
ⓘ
Prussian school inspection laws ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | culture struggle ⓘ |
| location |
German Empire
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Catholic bishops in Germany
ⓘ
Centre Party (Germany) ⓘ
surface form:
German Centre Party
Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| policyType |
education policy
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religious policy ⓘ secularization policy ⓘ |
| result |
partial repeal of anti-Catholic laws
ⓘ
rapprochement between Bismarck and the Centre Party ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Jesuit Law of 1872
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May Laws ⓘ civil marriage legislation ⓘ expulsion of religious orders ⓘ state supervision of seminaries ⓘ |
| startTime | 1871 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Catholic clergy
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religious orders ⓘ |
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Subject: Kulturkampf Description of subject: Kulturkampf was a series of 1870s policies in the newly unified German Empire that sought to reduce the political influence of the Catholic Church and assert state control over religious affairs.
Referenced by (9)
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