The Carlsbad Decrees: Censorship In Germany

The monarchy was seen as the ruling head of most countries in Europe and liberals were thought to be the enemies of monarchy, so the monarchy wanted to get rid of their opposition in any way possible. The Carlsbad Decrees were made to decrease the power liberals were thought to have. Through the Carlsbad Decrees, censorship surrounded Germany, not allowing for the liberal thought to progress. The monarchs thought that censorship would be the best way to stay in power with no opposition from the liberals. The Carlsbad Decrees would be considered outdated in the twenty-first century and would not have a strong influence on society today. The Carlsbad Decrees were enforced for no liberal teaching could be taught to students in universities in Germany and the fraternities in the universities would need to be disbanded. The Decrees did not just affect the universities in Germany but also the press also received strong censorship on their printed publications. Lastly, the Carlsbad Decrees set up a committee to investigate anyone that was thought to be a liberal. The Decrees prohibited for any university personnel who were fired because of the Decrees to be hired in any public institution of …show more content…
In universities today, the students are encouraged to let their voice be heard and they are allowed to let their views be known. In the Carlsbad Decrees, university professors had “a salutary direction to the instruction,” which addressed what the professor could address in his class. In present universities, professors make their own curriculum and are not dictated by a representative of the government what can and cannot be thought to the students. While in present day universities, fraternities are allowed, through the Carlsbad Decrees, fraternities were disbanded and if any secret fraternity was discovered, the students would “not be admitted to any public

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