Political Change After Depression - 1928 Flashcards
What was the grand coalition
Mix of parties. Far left as Spd on left. Far right as Dvp on centre right
Why did grand coalition break up
Spd wanted to raise taxes
Dvp wanted to decrease welfare state
Muller resigned 1930 SPD
Who replaced the coalition
Burning. Centre party - heavily influenced by Groener who was now Defence minister and Von Schleicher
Why was Bruning banning the SPD (the largest party) important
No one had majority - laws had to be passed by presidential decree, effectively ending democracy
Laws passed by Reichstag: decree 1930
98 : 5
Laws passed by Reichstag to decree in 1932
5 : 66
September 1930 Reichstag elections
Spd 143
Kpd 77
Nazis 12 in 1928 - 107 Gained 6.5m
Far right and left gained lots. Centre party not at all
What did Nazis do with more seats
Would disrupt meetings with intimidation and chanting
What did Bruning do with the increase of violence
Banned stormtrooper Hindenburg sigh ed on April 1932
Didn’t do much, Nazis Sa still grew. 400k members end of 1932
What did Bruning do with the increase of violence
Banned stormtrooper Hindenburg sigh ed on April 1932
What was the communist para-military group
Red-front fighters league
How many did Nazis and commies claim have been killed between 1930-31
Commies 96
Nazis 59
How did they attract the youth
Kpd offered them a sense of meaning and so recreuited youths from ‘wild cliques’ to join marches and street fights
Nazi offered jobs in the sa
When were the strikes for higher wages from the labour schemes
October 1930 and June 1932
What was unemployment for in 1932
1/3. Only registered ones aswell
What was Nazi % in July 1932 Reichstag
37.3%
How did Nazi adapt better than communist
Could adapt to mc aswell as farmers
Kpd restricted to wc
In 1930 election how many voters were manual labourers
27
What buisenessmen did Hitler work with
Fritz Thyssen - friends with Hitler since 1929
What was Nazi word for people community
Volksgemeinschaft
What did Hitler see his role / himself
Fuhrerprinzip
Fuhrer
Role of anti-semitism
Blamed for communism
“Parasite in the body of nations”
Blamed for hyperinflation
Often seen as greedy in the press
How many votes did kpd gain between 1938 - 1932 Reichstag elections
2m
What was kpd slogan
Bread and freedom
