Political developments and the working of democracy, 1924-28 Flashcards
Reichstag elections and coalition governments, the development of political parties, the election of Hindenburg as President in 1925, attitudes to the republic from the elites and other social groups, the extent of political stability by 1928
What were the NSDAP results of the May 1924 election?
The NSDAP achieved 6.5% of the vote.
What declined during the 1928 elections and why?
Support for extremist and anti-republican parties. This is because people are less likely to turn towards extremism when the economy is thriving
How many coalition governments were there during the Golden Age?
7
Why were there so many coalitions?
They were weakly led and each coalition contained so many squabbling parties.
Which political party was involved in the most coalition governments?
the SPD
the support and ideas of the KPD during Weimar Germany.
The largest communist party outside Russia
-Had support in industrial areas such as the Ruhr and Berlin
-Dedicated to the overthrow of the Weimar Republic
the support and ideas of the SPD during Weimar Germany
-They remained the largest single party in the Reichstag
-The SPD had close links with trade unions and appealed mainly to industrial workers
-It had limited appeal to young people, agricultural workers and the Mittlestand
the support and ideas of the Catholic Centre Party during Weimar Germany.
-Established to defend the interests of the Roman Catholic Church.
-Supported by all classes as made up of Catholics in general
-No coalition government was formed without the participation of the Centre Party
the support and ideas of the DDP during Weimar Germany.
Appealed to academics and professional groups
-Comprised of intellectuals with limited political experience
-Committed to the success of parliamentary democracy and participated in all the coalition governments of this period
the support and ideas of the DVP during Weimar Germany.
Had support among the academics and the industrialists
-Provided the leading politician, Gustav Stresemann
-Drifted more to the right after Stresemann’s death in 1929
the support and ideas of the DNVP during Weimar Germany.
Attracted support from industrialists, professional groups and industrial workers
-Anti-democratic and nationalistic, with aims including restoring the monarchy
-Refused to join coalitions most of the time.
-Hugenberg became party leader in 1928
-Later went into an alliance with the Nazi party
the support and ideas of the NSDAP during Weimar Germany.
Leader, Adolf Hitler was banned from public speaking until 1927 and focuses on asserting control over the Nazi Party
-Rural areas in the North showed the most political support for the Nazis
-The Golden Age allowed Hitler to make a name for himself as a talented politician within the Reichstag
-Took a dip in votes during the Golden Age
How many members did the Nazi party have at the end of 1927?
Only 75,000 members.
What was the name of Hitler’s 1925 autobiography?
Mein Kampf
Who was voted to become the next President of the Weimar Republic in 1925?
Paul von Hindenburg.
