Germany: 100 Years - landowning elite decline Flashcards
(18 cards)
In 1908 why were there riots after the Prussian elections? (K)
The SPD won 23% of the vote but were only granted 7 seats compared to the Junker conservatives who won 212 seats with just 16% of the vote.
In Prussia why was their elections undemocratic? (K)
Junker votes were worth more than worker votes
Who did the Junkers ally with to stand up to the SPD? (K)
The National liberals (Industrial elite)
How did the Junker alliance with the industrialists and middle class help cause Junker decline? (K)
Government policy now tended to favour business over Junker interest.
By 1912 how many votes did the SPD have and how many seats in the Reichstag did they have? (K)
4 million votes and 110 seats
When was the unfair Prussian voting system abolished?
28th of October 1918
Who led the army from 1920-26?
Hans von Seeckt
Who was chancellor from July to December of 1932?
Franz von Papen
Who was president from 1925-34?
Paul von Hindenburg
How did von Seekt undermine the Weimar government?
Refused to fire on the Freikorps during the Kapp putsch allowing Wolfgang Kapp to take over for 3 days
When did Hindenburg die?
August 1934
When was von Papen removed from Hitler’s government?
1938
Which Junker heads of the army did Hitler remove?
Blomberg and Fritsch
When and what did the Kreisau Circle attempt?
In 1944 they attempted to assassinate Hitler by leaving a bomb in his Wolf’s lair bunker.
How did the Nazis respond to the failed Kreisau attempt?
Kill 5000 people in reprisal attacks
Where were most Junker lands after the war?
In Prussia which was now East Germany or Poland.
What happened to Junker lands if they were in East Germany?
They were forced to give up their land and it was divided into smaller plots and turned into state owned farms
When did the power of the Prussian land owning elite come to an end?
By 1952
