Political Developments - Attitudes to the Republic from the Elites and other Social Groups

0.0(0)
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/3

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

4 Terms

1
New cards

The old elite’s attitudes to the Republic

  • Old elites were firmly entrenched in the army, the civil service and the judiciary

  • They were hostile to parliamentary democracy and held firm to the view that the Republic was born out of betrayal of the Fatherland

2
New cards

Old elite’s view on Hindenburg’s election

  • Helped to some extent in reconciling the elites to the existence of the Republic

  • But only because the old elites believed that Hindenburg would steer Germany back towards a more authoritarian form of government

3
New cards

Industrial workers’ attitudes towards the Republic

  • Believed that the Republic had not delivered on its promises of greater equility and social justice

  • Felt that the crushing of revolts by the army and the police at the orders of democratically elected politicians, was clear evidence that parliamentary democracy was failing

4
New cards

Middle-class’ attitudes towards the Republic

  • Middle-class support for moderate political parties was vital for the succeeding of the Weimar Republic, as elite and worker support was a a minority

  • There were many among the middle class who continued to prosper and were supportive of the republic

  • However, especially among the Mittelstand, lower-middle class who had suffered a significant decline in their incomes as a result of hyperinflation

  • People in this group welcomed the return of economic stability under Stresemann and political stability under Hindenburg, but their resentment of the Republic itself continued to linger