COLLAPSE OF DEMOCRACY - Problems after S death Flashcards
Intro
Weimar might have survived death of Stresemann but didn’t bc of several other factors:
Gov + T of V
Public had long disliked gov’s association with the T of V
How did Public show they hated T of V
1925 voted for Hindenburg as President
- Hin was the first to voice ‘stab in the back’ myth + popularise it
When was WSC?
autumn 1929
How did WSC affect G?
USA called back G loans (+ Europe loans)
- prices rose rapidly
- unemployment rose rapidly
- wages fell
What did the G gov do abt the econ problems?
failed to agree a policy, argued, situation worsened
Who benefitted in G from economic problems
extremist parties
e.g. Nazi’s + Communists
Which party refused to form anymoe coalitions?
SPD
What did Hin have to do bc of coalition failure?
govern by decree - article 48
from 1930-32
Who was Bruening?
Chancellor 1930-32
What did Bruning use with the support of Hindenburg?
Article 48 (emergency powers given by President Hin without reichstag consent) - undermines democracy
How many laws did Bruening create vs. how many were passed by the Reichstag
109
vs.
29
Bruenings effect on econ?
used emergency powers to restrict civil liberties - press censorship of lw
= made the depression deepen
How many chancellors were there in 1930-32?
= 3
- Bruening 1930-32
- Von Papen 1932
+ (no Reichstag support for either) - Von Schleicher 1932
