POLITICS 1919-1928 Flashcards
WHAT are some reasons why Chancellors were brought down during the years 1919-1923?
- Issues concerning Versailles
- Collapsing coalitions
- Political violence
- Votes of no confidence
WHICH Chancellors fell due to issues relating to the Treaty of Versailles?
- Schiedemann (Feb - June 1919) resigned as he refused to sign the treaty
- Ferenbach’s (June 1920 - May 1921) coalition collapsed after the reparations ultimatum
- Wirth (May 1921 - November 1922) resigned over Upper Silesia being given to Poland
WHICH Chancellors fell due to collapsing coalitions?
- Ferenbach (June 1920 - May 1921) over reparations
- Marx (November 1923 - January 1925) had coalitons collapse twice
WHICH Chancellors fell due to votes of no confidence?
- Cuno (November 1922 - August 1923) SPD took a vote of no confidence after the Ruhr invasion
- Stresemann (August 1923 - November 1923) SPD took a vote of no confidence
WHY did Bauer (Chancellor June 1919 - March 1920) resign?
Because of the Kapp Putsch
WHY did short-lived coalition governments create resentment of the Weimar Republic?
- Despite the changes in government, the coalitions often had many of the same parties and so changes in policies were not as great as some voters may have expected
- Deals and compromises had to be made meaning that each party could not hold true to their promises
WHAT was the prominence of extremist parties by 1924?
They were beginning to find themselves now at the political fringe
WHAT could be a reason for the decrease in Nazi votes during the period 1924-29?
- Respectable voters shunned them as they disliked their violent reputation
- Increasing stability led to less support for extremism
WHICH parties saw a decrease in support in the ‘golden age’ 1924-28?
- KPD (although they still held around 10%)
- USPD (to almost 0%)
- DDP (down to around 5%)
- DVP (slowly declining, especially after the death of Stresemann)
- NSDAP (2.6% in May 1928)
HOW do voting patterns show that the Weimar Republic was becoming more stable in the period 1924-28?
- Less of a spread of the vote (concentrated on fewer parties like SPD, DNVP and Centre)
- Slightly more support for centrist parties
- Less support for extremist parties (particularly right wing parties - although it could be argued that the right’s vote went mostly to the DNVP)
WHEN did President Ebert die?
28th February 1925
WHAT were the rules for the 1925 Presidential election?
If no candidate got 50% in the 1st round, there would be a 2nd round. Parties could nominate a new candidate for the 2nd round and the candidate with the most votes (not necessarily majority) in the 2nd round would be President.
WHAT was the outcome of the first round of the 1925 Presidential election?
NO PARTY GOT MAJORITY
- Karl Jarres (DVP): 38.8%
- Otto Brawn (SPD): 29.0%
- Wilhelm Marx (Z): 14.5%
WHICH parties supported Hindenburg in the 2nd round of the 1925 presidential elections?
All of the right wing: DVP, DNVP, BVP and NSDAP
WHAT was the result of the 2nd round of the 1925 presidential election?
Hindenburg: 48.3%
Wilhelm Marx: 45.3%
Ernst Thalmann: 6.4%