1924-1929 Political Developments Flashcards
Who was elected presidency in 1925?
Hindenburg
Why did Hindenburg gain support of Conservatives?
What % of people voted for pro-republican parties in May 1924?
When did the DNVP first join a Weimar coalition government?
1929?
How many coalition governments were there between November 1923 and March 1930?
6
What caused the collapse of Luther’s government in 1926?
Fall out over flag
Why did the Grand Coalition survive so long?
Majority of parties involved/cooperating
Which parties were involved in all coalition governments between 1924-1928?
Centre party
How and when did the Nazi Party originate?
- Beginning of 1919
- German Workers’ Party in Bavaria
- Rose amongst a confusing political scene in Munich
- Went unnoticed
Who was the party created by?
- Toolmaker -> Anton Drexler
- Journalist -> Karl Harrer
Who was the more dominant out of the creators of the German Workers’ Party?
Karl Harrer
Earliest political activity suggested by him
What did Karl Harrer prefer in the German Workers’ Party?
- Semi-conspiratorial discussion group rather than public party
- Group restricted to 7
How did the German Workers’ Party become an official party?
- Drexler realised their activity had little purpose
- wanted to publicise political views
- Jan 5 1919 - DAP organised
- For a while the DAP existed largely on paper, the original circle continued its meetings
When was the DAP organised?
January 5th 1919
When and how did the Party start gaining attention?
- By August 1919 -> Party known among rightist groups in Munich
- Attracted speakers at their meetings such as Gottfried Feder , Dietrich Eckart (Anti-Semitic)
How did the DAP start to change its political activities?
- From semi-secret discussions to public rallies
- expanded original circle of people
- Between january and September 1919, built membership base and organisational structure
- expansion of propaganda activities
what was one of Hitlers first victories in the DAP?
- When he and Drexler formed a united front against Harrer
- Harrer resigned his post
- Showed Hitlers control
Who did Hitler chose for the role in the new office that was set up in DAP?
Rudolf Schüssler
Had worked together in political affairs department of the Bavarian Reichswehr after the war
What were two ideaa Hitler had in order to transform the party into a powerful political party?
- To win approval of the present membership for his ideas and force the committee to adopt his scheme
- He was the only public speaker, so he could use propaganda to dilute the present membership with an influx of new members
Which course of action did Hitler take in the DAP to change the party and why?
- To dilute the present membership with an influx of new members
- The DAPs small membership consisted mainly of people who lived in Drexlers neighbourhood, or held the same views as him (the current leader), so it was unlikely they’d desert the old leadership
What did Hitler decide he wanted to do to change DAP?
- Used his public speaking + propaganda skills to gain new members
- people would welcome new membership
- The new people who join would join the party because of Hitler’s association with it
- Their loyalty would be to Hitler instead, not the institution
- Used this to overthrow the leadership
what % of people voted pro republican parties in may 1924?
61%
How did Nazi vote change from the May 1924 election to december?
May 1924 election - Nazis won 6.5% of vote
By December - Nazi’s vote share to 3%
What other party also fell after the 1924 May election?
Communist party
