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Socialists Karl Liebknecht and Lededur(?) struggle to restrain Imperial Germany from getting its slice of the world — Togo, Cameroon, East Africa, Southwest Africa — that other world powers carve up. France, Italy, the United States and Britain dig in. Text: Die Sozialdemokratie gegen Weltpolitik gegen Kolonien, gegen Heer und Flotte! Die Welt Verteilung Social democracy against world politics against colonies, against the army and navy! The world distribution Reverse: The center is a true people's party! pushing no interest politics! fights for throne and altar! Map 2 Germany has passed on the expansion of its economic territory, which means that Germany can abdicate its responsibility as a policy-making country, but also restrain itself economically, thereby putting the situation of the working population at risk. Therefore "comrade" Calwer rightly says: "Commercial stagnation (halt) can not improving the condition of the workers." Nevertheless social democracy shamelessly invites the direct betrayal of the Fatherland, threatening mass strikes and revolution, failing which Germany would be forced to defend his rights and honor with the weapon. The Center stands solidly for a global and colonial policy, so that Germany can have land opened up for its surplus population, and gain new markets and sources of supply for trade and industry. So vote for each of the Center's candidates and attend to his words. Das Zentrum ist eine wahre Volkspartei! betreibt keine Interessenpolitik! kämpft für Thron und Altar Karte 2 Verzichtet Deutschland auf die Erweiterung seines Wirtschaftsgebietes, so heißt dies: Deutschland kann nicht nur als politisch maßgebendes Land abdanken, sondern es geht auch wirtschaftlich zurück, und damit ist gleichzeitig die Lage der Arbeiter-Bevölkerung bedroht. "Genosse" Calwer sagt daher richtig: "Gewerbliche Stagnation (Stillstand) läßt keine Hebung der Lage der Arbeiter zu". Trotzdem

Socialists Karl Liebknecht and Lededur(?) struggle to restrain Imperial Germany from getting its slice of the world — Togo, Cameroon, East Africa, Southwest Africa — that other world powers carve up. France, Italy, the United States and Britain dig in.

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Die Sozialdemokratie gegen Weltpolitik

gegen Kolonien, gegen Heer und Flotte!

Die Welt Verteilung



Social democracy against world politics

against colonies, against the army and navy!

The world distribution



Reverse:

The center is a true people's party! pusing no interest politics! fights for throne and altar!

Map 2

Germany has passed on the expansion of its economic territory, which means that Germany can abdicate its responsibility as a policy-making country, but also restrain itself economically, thereby putting the situation of the working population at risk. Therefore "comrade" Calwer rightly says: "Commercial stagnation (halt) can not improving the condition of the workers." Nevertheless social democracy shamelessly invites the direct betrayal of the Fatherland, threatening mass strikes and revolution, failing which Germany would be forced to defend his rights and honor with the weapon. The Center stands solidly for a global and colonial policy, so that Germany can have land opened up for its surplus population, and gain new markets and sources of supply for trade and industry.

So vote for each of the Center's candidates and attend to his words.



Das Zentrum ist eine wahre Volkspartei! betreibt keine Interessenpolitik! kämpft für Thron und Altar

Karte 2

Verzichtet Deutschland auf die Erweiterung seines Wirtschaftsgebietes, so heißt dies: Deutschland kann nicht nur als politisch maßgebendes Land abdanken, sondern es geht auch wirtschaftlich zurück, und damit ist gleichzeitig die Lage der Arbeiter-Bevölkerung bedroht. "Genosse" Calwer sagt daher richtig: "Gewerbliche Stagnation (Stillstand) läßt keine Hebung der Lage der Arbeiter zu". Trotzdem fordert die Sozialdemokratie in schamloser Weise direkten Vaterlands-Verrat; sie droht mit Massenstreik und Revolution, fails Deutschland gezwungen wäre, sein Recht und seiner Ehre mit der Waffe zu verteidigen. Das Zentrum tritt ein für eine solide Welt- un

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In the context of World War I, the Great Powers were the major European countries: Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire, Turkey and its dominions.

The Ottomans had been in decline for many years, and had little claim to being a great power. At the same time, Japan and the United States were beginning to attain Great Power status.

The concerns of individual Great Powers in maintaining, and fear of losing, their status as one of the Great Powers is considered by many to a leading cause of the war.

At the beginning of 1914, the first year of the war, the Great Powers were divided two blocs, the Triple Entente of Russia, France, and Great Britain, and the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Neutral in the first year of the war, Italy would join the Entente powers in 1915. Neutral in the first months, Turkey would join Germany and Austria-Hungary in the autumn of 1914.