Topic 2 Müller And Bruning

Question 0

Brunings govt centre party

Answer 0

Response was to increase taxes and substantial cuts in govt expenditure but reichstag rejected it
He put proposals in by using the emergency decree so reichstag demanded it be removed

Question 1

Müllers govt

Answer 1

Formed in 1918
Supported by majority of reichstag
But severe internal divisions
Drift to the right of centre party
High unemployment in 1930 led to dispute between SPD and DVP

Question 2

Hindenburg..

Answer 2

Asked to dissolve reichstag and call an election as burning thought that crisis would result in further support

Question 3

Was he right about the election

Answer 3

No
1928 15.2%
1930 14.8% of seats
Showing centre right coalition fell from favour

Question 4

Who actually benefited from the election

Answer 4

KPD rose from 10.8-13.1%
NSDAP 2.6-18.3%
Extremists gained

Question 5

Bruning could only carry out as chancellor as

Answer 5

He was backed by Hindenburg

SPD prepared to accept his use of article 48 to stop advance of extremists

Question 6

Brunings govt was a move

Answer 6

Away from parliamentary govt as the chancellor was someone who was sympathetic to to democracy

Question 7

Bruning was severely criticised for his policy of

Answer 7

Retrenchment as it was believed making the the economic and social situation worse helped the rise of nazis
However it can be argued he had no reasonable alternative

Question 8

Bruning could have

Answer 8

Introduced work schemes but may have rejected this strategy as of alternative agenda- prove to allies reparations were no longer financially possible

Question 9

Hindenburg force Bruning to resign

Answer 9

In May 1932 by refusing to sign anymore decrees