Answer:
Germany
Explanation:
Germany became the first nation in the world to adopt an old-age social insurance program in 1889, designed by Germany's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. The idea was first put forward, at Bismarck's behest, in 1881 by Germany's Emperor, William the First, in a ground-breaking letter to the German Parliament.
Germany had lost land that they previously owned. <span>Alsace-Lorraine was given back to France, Malmedy was given to Belgium, North Schleswig was given to Denmark, Memel was given to Lithuania, West Prussia (including the ‘Polish corridor’), and Upper Silesia was given to Poland. Danzig was made a ‘free city’. In all, Germany lost 10% of its land, 12% of its population, 16% of its coalfields, and 50% of its iron and steel industry.</span>
He was the first African to be elected into Congress in 1870
