7 - Political Developments and the Working of Democracy 1924-28 Flashcards
What makes something ‘politically unstable’?
- number of uprisings
- government’s time in power
- number of coalitions
- political violence
- extremist parties
Which parties had the most support during this period?
- SPD stayed largest party, 100-153 seats over period
- DNVP and Centre prominent
Which parties lost support over this period?
- DNVP lost 22
- NSDAP lost 20
- KPD lost 8
Left wing - key aims
KPD = overthrow Weimar Republic
SPD = democratic government and Marxist rhetoric
Left wing - why would people vote?
KPD = desperation for change
SPD = faith in government
Left wing - who would vote?
KPD = communists
SPD = industrial workers
Centre - key aims
Z = protect the interests of Catholic Church
DDP = committed to democracy, but struggled to affirm what it believed in
Centre - why would people vote?
Z = appealed to Church, and by 1928 moved more right wing through Bruning
DDP = intellectuals with little plotical experience
Centre - who would vote?
Z = 2/5th of Catholic population, BVP gave broad appeal
DDP = conservative middle classes and academics
Right wing - key aims
DVP = committed to democracy
DNVP = restoration of monarchy and destroying ToV
NSDAP = dictatorship, ToV destroyed
Right wing - who would vote?
DVP = industrialists and academics
DNVP = Junker class, those who wanted Kaiser back
NSDAP = variety
Right wing - why would people vote?
DVP = academic and supported democracy
DNVP = wanted Kaiser back and democracy overturned
NSDAP = desperate
August 1923 Coalition and October 1923 Coalition
SPD, Z, DDP
- SPD and DDP committed to democracy
- Z protect themselves
- all close to centre
June 1924
Z and DDP
- both central parties
- Z prioritised church
January 1925
DDP, Z, BVP, DNVP
- DNVP wants restoration of monarchy
- others might focus on democracy
