Weimar: Support For The Regime

Question 1

What suggests that the Weimar govt still had support even though it faced many problems

Answer 1

Notable signs that many ppl would vote at every election, suggesting they were in favour of democratic processes as they were prepared to go out and vote

Question 2

What party consistently supported the Weimar constitution

Answer 2

The SPD

Question 3

How did the other moderate parties feel towrads the constitution (Centre party, German democrats and the DVP)

Answer 3

They still played a part in forming coalitions and supported the constitution (but to diff degrees)

DVP = most lukewarm, even tho the leader was Stresseman, who brought about settled economy between 1924-29

Question 4

Why was it not enough for these parties to merely support the constitution

Answer 4

The problem was that the parties had to be prepared to work together and negotiate policies to help the government function properly, which they could not do.

Question 5

Why was there an increased support for the Weimar Constitution between 1924 and 1929. how did this benefit the parties like the SPD?

Answer 5

The government seem to be making the economy work and Germany was once accepted as a power in Europe. Thus the parties that supported the constitution we’re getting more support

In 1924, SPD had 131 seats in the reichstag, but 153 in 1928

Question 6

What would happen to the constitution when the Weimar government failed?

Answer 6

Democracy swung into action and a right wing President was elected by popular vote, and then the Nazis rose to power, again with voters exercising Democratic rights.