Political Developments and the Workings of Democracy 1924-28 Flashcards
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 because people are less likely to turn towards extremism when the economy is thriving
How many coalition govts 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
Discuss 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
Discuss the support and ideas of the SPD during Weimar Germany
-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
Discuss the support and ideas of the Catholic Centre Party during Weimar Germany
-Est to defend the interests of the Roman Catholic Church
-Supported by all classes as made up of Catholics in general
-No coalition govt was formed without participation of the Centre Party
Discuss 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 participate in all the coalition govts of this period
Discuss 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 1929
Discuss 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 1928
-Later went into an alliance with the Nazi party
Discuss 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 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
Who was voted to become the next President of the Weimar Republic in 1925?
Paul von Hindenburg
Why did the German people vote in favour of Hindenburg?
He was a symbol of the past, a war hero and had authoritarian views
