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Political recovery 1924-29 Flashcards

1
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The German Revolution of 1918–19 put an end to the old monarchy under Kaiser Wilhelm II, which resulted in the establishment of what?

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the Weimar Republic, an partially unstable parliament democracy.

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Who faced the complicated task of creating a government agreeable to both the political left and right without being too radical.

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Hugo Pruess

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After political violence where the government had to move to Weimar giving the Weimar republic its name.

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Berlin

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4
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Against all the odds the government managed to survive what?

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The attacks from the political left and right

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5
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who said “political recovery of the was an illusion created by hindsight”. ?

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Richard J Evans

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What is Hiden opinion on political recovery and the extent of it.

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There was a political recovery.

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May 1928- KPD Votes rose from 45 seats to what?

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to 54 seats

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What happened to the middle ground in the Republic votes

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were losing them- people were polarising

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Stresemann’s DVP lost ground in May1924 electrons despite what?

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Despite his courageous decisions that were not rewarded

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The right wing DNVP became what in the Reichstag in May 1924 elections-

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second largest party- Right wing parties taking over government

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11
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What percentage of votes opposed the republic

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30% of votes opposed the republic

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12
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There was growth in what type of parties encouraged by the Preportional Representation system

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of narrow sectional interest - Not democratic

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May 1924- 52% of the vote of pro Weimar parties increasing to what in 1928?

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May 1928- 73% of the vote of pro Weimar parties

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Vote turnout through the time was high and participation in parliamentary vote was what?

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was also high!

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SPD still the biggest party, leading the grand coalition from when to when?

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June 1928 to March 1930

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What was the Nazi share of the vote in 1928?

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2.6% or 12 seats

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17
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the DVNP where are the ‘biggest losers’ in what election

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the 1928 election.

18
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What does Hinden say was lacking during 1924-29

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“Lack of positive and forceful leadership”

19
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Who said “There was an illusion of domestic stability 1924 to 1929. these years seemed stable only by contrast the years preceding and following it”?

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Detlev Peukart

20
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What does Layton say about political recovery?

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“main democratic parties had still not recognised the vital necessity of working together in a spirit of compromise”

21
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What does Carr say about political recovery and prosperity

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‘Superficial prosperity and the growing international stature of the republic served to mask a state of chronic political weakness’

22
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Which party wasn’t involved in government 1923-28

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SPD weren’t involved and rejected government from 1923 to 1928-Moderate Socialist Party weren’t supporting the Republic.

23
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Zentrum party moved right after losing moderates Erzberger and Wirth, and the assession of who?

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Kaas (1928) and Bruning. -This meant the central party with no longer the middle party but was polarising right

24
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Whos leadership drove moderates out of the DNVP?

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Hugenberg’s leadership of DNVP (1928) Drove moderates out of party

25
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Hindenburg did not support the Weimar Republic and he was president Hindenburg was elected as president in 1926, he opposed what and wrote to who?

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democracy and even wrote the Kiaser for approval.

26
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Too many people in the government didn’t represent any political party -undemocratic as they should represent a party and be voted in by the people. Name an example.

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(e.g General Groener) served as a defence minister after 1928.

27
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How many people were killed in a fight between the Nazis and the red guard?

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50 people=Violence still on the streets.

28
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Hindenburg gained 48% of the vote ,to become president you needed to gain 50% according to the government. why was this a problem?

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undemocratic as he shouldn’t have become president as he didn’t get the 50% votes.

29
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How many governments were in power in the 14 years of Weimar?

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16 governments were in power in the 14 years of a Weimar- constant instability and chopping and changing

30
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What myth continued to exercise a powerful grip on public imagination?

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The negative ‘stab-in-the-back’ myth continued to exercise a powerful grip on public imagination- population didn’t like new government

31
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A series of minor issues highlighted the deep divisions within Germany. For example what?

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there was fierce controversy over the new national flag originally adopted by the 1848 revolutionaries and hated by conservatives- deeply divided

32
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How many coalition governments were there between 1924-29?

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The likelihood of stability was undermined by the fact that there were six coalition governments between 1924 and 1929, each one short-lived. Parties found it difficult to cooperate and voters were alienated by the horse-trading that was needed to establish each of the coalition governments (because voters were excluded from that process)- not that democratic

33
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Which 2 parties reunified in 1922?

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USPD and SPD reunified in 1922

34
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Hindenburg as president was evidence of the old order cooperating with what?

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the new democracy

35
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Prussia was important for the stability of the political weimar why?

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States such as Prussia led by a succession of moderate pro Republican governments bolstered the republic overall stability and progress in May 1928. Prussia was an undoubted success story, led by a succession of moderate, pro-Republican governments.

36
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Which parties formed 6 coalitions during Weimar?

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Democratic parties formed 6 coalition during this Weimar period.

37
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What percentage of deputies were pro weimar in 1928?

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61%

38
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Hindenburg provided continuity amidst various weak governments and actors as a stabilising “Kaiser substitute” who said this?

A

Henig

39
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The DNVP split over what?

A

Dawes plan

40
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Who continued as Foreign Minister, the anchor man of Weimar democracy.

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Stresemann

41
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What 2 things politically didnt happen from 1924-29?

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No assasinations political

No revolutions

42
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Who said “in opposition the SPD continues to support the Republican ideas and if it chimed in its view of things to the government in office”

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Hiden .

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