the political parties of Germany (Weimar)

Question 1

DNVP

German National People’s Party

Answer 1

• Right-wing Nationalists
• Was conservative, nationalist and monarchist
• Disliked the idea of a republic
• Made up of mostly wealthy landowners and anti-semites

Question 2

DVP

German’s People’s Party

Answer 2

• Right-wing Liberals
• Strong supporter of parliamentary democracy
• It accepted the republic
• Made up of wealthy middle class industrialists
• Wanted a strong economy
• Supported the army (Nationalist)

Question 3

Zentrumspartei

Centre Party

Answer 3

• Catholic right-wing based party
• Defended church policies
• Was strongly againts communism and left-wing policies

Question 4

DDP

German Democrats

Answer 4

• Liberal centre party
• Made up of proffesional middle class people and businessmen
• Supported the deomcratic republic
• Had the support of leading businessmen in Germany
• Believed in Free Markets

Question 5

SPD

Social Democrats

Answer 5

• Were the majority socialists
• Moderate right-wing party
• Believed in Democratic Socialism
• Did not believe in revolution
• Believed in Parliamentary Democracy
• Opposed the extreme left-wing party policies

Question 6

USPD

Independant Social Democrats

Answer 6

• were the independant socialists

- eventually dies out as members either join the KPD or SPD in later years

Question 7

KPD
German Communist Party
Sparticists

Answer 7

• Was the extreme left-wing party in Germany
• Believed in Marxist ideas and wanted to follow Russia’s revolution
• Believed in revolutionary socialism (build up class tension)
• Mostly working class supporters