2.6. Politics Flashcards
When were the 3 elections of the ‘Golden Years’?
May 1924
December 1924
1928
Between May and December 1924, what proportion of people voted for pro-Republican parties?
61% to 67%
Between May and December 1924, how many seats did the KPD and NSDAP gain?
KPD: 62 to 45
NSDAP: 32 to 14
How many coalition governments were there between Nov. 1923 and 1928?
7
Between 1919 and 1932, how many cabinets had majority Reichstag support?
6/23
When did the DNVP join its first cabinet and what did this show?
January 1925 (Luther), showing an acceptance of Parliamentary democracy
What cabinet governed between 1928 and 1930?
Hermann Müller’s (SPD) grand coalition
Who was the leader of the DNVP?
Alfred Hugenburg
Who was the largest party throughout the period?
SPD
When did President Ebert die?
28 February 1925
How many candidates were there for the 1st round of voting in the 1925 Presidential election?
7 candidates
Who withdrew after the 1st round of Presidential voting for Hindenburg?
Karl Jarred (DVP and DNVP)
What proportion of the vote did Hindenburg win?
48%
Which 2 people split the left-wing vote?
Wilhelm Marx (Z) and Ernst Thälmann (KPD)
What did Hindenburg do the the right-wing parties?
Reconciled them to Weimar
What was Hindenburg known as?
Ersatzkaiser (substitute emperor)
What did Hindenburg use regularly?
Emergency decrees
What did Hindenburg do, to the surprise of the left?
Stuck to the constitution
Which type of parties increased their vote share in 1928?
Left wing parties
SPD up 3.8%
KPD up 1.6%
What proportion of votes did Nazis get in Berlin in 1928 and why was this surprising?
1.5% even though they had heavily targeted this area and demographic with propaganda
What did the 1928 election encourage the Nazis to do?
Readjust strategy to focus on rural areas
