Popular support and political persuasion

Question 1

describe initial support for weimar

Answer 1

-high level of support
-ww1 associated with kaiser, wanted to end monarchy
-german press printed reports said USA would support favourable peace if they abolished monarchy

Question 2

describe working class support for weimar

Answer 2

-majority supported
-recieved rights e.g. recognition of trade unions, 8 hr working day (in central workers association)

Question 3

what was the stinnes legien agreement

Answer 3

-new rights guaranteed by formation of central workers association
-gained more support from workers

Question 4

how many strikes in 1922-24

Answer 4

4,500

by 1924 it halved and declined

Question 5

what was support for KPD by 1930s

Answer 5

1928 - 10.6%
nov 1932 - 14.3 %

Question 6

describe middle class support for weimar

Answer 6

-more in favour of democracy
-lacked political unity, didnt have a party who represented them
-some feared SPD would make germany into a workers state
-hyperinflation led to less support

Question 7

describe women support for weimar

Answer 7

-women workers involved in strikes that helped abolish monarchy
-but didnt get as much support as men as trade unions saw their job to protect male workers
-tended to support religious parties e.g. ZP (60% votes for them were women)_

Question 8

what was the black horror campaign

Answer 8

-a reaction to french occupation in rhineland
-french troops recruited africans, germans used this as a propaganda campaign
-it said black soldiers were raping white women, french government deliberately using inferior troops to humiliate germany
-designd to put pressure on US to get french to withdraw

Question 9

did black horror campaign work

Answer 9

many believed it, but USA refused to get involved and the french defended their troops

Question 10

what was the 1929 referendum and the results

Answer 10

-nationalists rejected young plan as it accepted war guilt
-SPD made their own campaign saying nationalists were liars, said young plan was a good thing to solve their problems

Question 11

how many votes did nationalists get after 1929 referendum

Answer 11

13.8%

Question 12

describe support for democracy in 1929-32

Answer 12

-people began taking extremist messages seriously
-not many supported democracy due to its prolonged failures