Backstairs intrigue Flashcards
What did Muller want the public to raise their national insurance payments from?
3% to 3.5%
Why was Muller rejected by the Reichstag?
They feared losing the backing of industrialists
How many seats had the Nazis won by 1930?
107 seats
What did the SDP argue?
there should be no cut in benefits
what was the compromise put forward by the Central Party?
any financial increase in unemployment benefit should be covered by government subsidy and increased contributions - until autumn
Who did Hindenburg appoint after the resignation of Muller in 1930?
Heinrich Brüning, Leader of the centre party
What did Bruning make clear from the start?
if his government was defeated, he would request the dissolution of the Reichstag and rule by emergency decrees.
How had sitting days in the reichstag altered?
1930 - 94 days
1932 - 13 days
how did Bruning’s economic policy lead to a greater slump?
cutting spendings and raising taxes led to lower demand
how do historians criticise bruning?
for not bringing in work creation schemes
what was the nazi’s main theme in September 1930 elections?
that parliamentary democracy was demoralising and dividing society and that only Hitler could unite them into a new national community
what did the nazis point out in their 25 point programme?
- committed to nationalisation of industry
- leasing out of department stores to small traders
- farms would be broken up
how did the nazis reassure the industrialists?
the nazis wanted to save Germany from Communism and rebuild the German economy.
Why was burning’s decision to hold an election in September 1930 disastrous?
their propaganda brilliantly appealed to different groups in German society and exploited the insecurity which the Great Depression had caused.
Why did the SDP support Bruning’s cabinet?
to keep Hitler from chancellorship
