Junkers plan

Question 1

how much more were Junkers votes worth than the middle class?

Answer 1

3 peasant votes to 1 junker vote

Question 2

what did the Junkers do to stand up to the SPD? Bismark

Answer 2

To retain parliamentary majority, German Conservative Party (Junkers) formed an alliance with the National Liberals to stand up to the rising SPD who represented the working class of the country, with Junkers beginning to allow upper middle classes into positions of power to secure this alliance and preserve own positions

Question 3

what % of the votes did the Junkers get in 1908 elections?

Answer 3

Riots in Prussia after 1908 election in which the SPD won just 7 seats with 23% of the vote in contrast to the Junker Conservatives who won 212 seats with just 16% of the vote (showed increasing political awareness and growing agitation)

Question 4

what ensured Junkers high position in society?

Answer 4

Junkers who maintained positions of power despite the huge changes since 1871 refused to make changes and the Kaiser and Chancellor both Junkers, they would promote other Junkers to positions of power

Question 5

what took away from the Junkers power in weimar?

Answer 5

28th October the reformist Prince Max pushed through reforms which ensured that the Prussian elite could no longer dominate the military or government and the unfair Prussian voting system was abolished

Question 6

what shows junkers still holding positions of power in weimar?

Answer 6

Some Junkers were still holding significant positions of power including Hans Von Seeckt, commander in chief of the army from 1920-1926, Franz Von Papen, chancellor of Weimar Germany from July-December 1932 and Paul con Hindenbrug, President of Germany from 1925-1934

Question 7

what shows Junkers wanting to return to Junkers dominated state during nazi period?

Answer 7

Franz Von Papen schemed with HIndenbrug to undermine Chancellor Schleicher and bring Hitler to power in January 1933 with the support of the land-owning elite and military leaders, Papen believed Hitler would be a ‘chancellor in chains’ and could be controlled by powerful elites around him, they ultimately wanted to use the popularity of the Nazis to establish a dictatorship, remove Hitler from power and return to a Junker dominated state

Question 8

what showed junkers still having power in weimar?

Answer 8

Junkers managed to undermine Weimar in number of ways: Von Seeckt refused to fire upon the Freikorps during the Kapp Putsch in 1920 which led to Wolfgang Kapp being able to take over 3 days, the Putsch was eventually ended by Ebert calling for general strike which Kapp fled

Question 9

how were the Junkers manipulated in Nazi Germany?

Answer 9

Hitler manipulated Junkers throughout the period, June 1934 Hitler carried out Night of the Long Knives which won him support from the military leaders, due to concerns raised by the army about the power and recklessness of the SA

Question 10

what reduced the power of the Junkers during the nazi period?

Answer 10

Hindenburg’s death August 1934 Hitler assumed the role as Fuhrer reducing power of the Junkers considerably

Question 11

what removed the Junkers from power in Nazi Germany?

Answer 11

powerful Junkers in the cabinet were removed eg. Papen in 1938, Blomberg and Fritsch (heads of armed forces as they didn’t like his aggressive foreign policy plans), Hitler then took the role of commander in chief of the army

Question 12

what shows Hitler dominating the Junkers during the Nazi period despite junker attempts?

Answer 12

Junkers remained loyal to the Nazis but by 1944 a small group of military leaders (Kreisau Circle) that were concerned about the failings during the war plotted to assassinate Hitler. Count Von Stauffenberg attempted to kill him but plan failed and 5000 people were murdered by the Nazis

Question 13

What shows Hitler vehemently against the Junkers?

Answer 13

Hitler attempted to kill off Junkers who he distrusted to wipe out links to imperial Germany

Question 14

what reduced the power of the Junkers during west Germany?

Answer 14

Junkers declined as most Junker land was in Prussia and this was in East Germany and Poland after the end of the war leading to most Junkers being forced to give up their land

Question 15

what reduced the power of the Junkers in East Germany?

Answer 15

in the Communist East, Junkers lands were divided into smaller plots and turned into state run farms

Question 16

what destroyed the Junkers symbols of wealth in west Germany?

Answer 16

large aristocratic houses that has existed for hundreds of years were destroyed

Question 17

what had happened to the Junkers by 1952?

Answer 17

By 1952, the power of the Prussian land owning elite, had come to an end