german gov
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- Created on: 07-09-21 20:36
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- German government
- 1928-30 Muller Government
- once Muller's (SPD led) 'Grand Coalition' had got the Young Plan through Reichstag - Hindenburg began looking to replace him
- unlike old coalition this one inc SPD - aim was to get Young Plan through Reichstag (1929)
- Wall Street crash meant that more ppl were claiming unemployment benefits - employment insurance crisis - divide in coaltion - SPD (WC supp) didn't wanna cut benefits - DVP did - industrialist said it was too pricy
- unlike old coalition this one inc SPD - aim was to get Young Plan through Reichstag (1929)
- gov divided on measures of how to deal with depression
- March 1930 - Muller resigned when Hindenburg ref to use Article 48 to supp his gov
- last coalition gov with working majority in reichstag - end of effective parliamentary gov
- once Muller's (SPD led) 'Grand Coalition' had got the Young Plan through Reichstag - Hindenburg began looking to replace him
- 1930-2 Bruning Government
- March 1930 - Hindenbug (Schleicher push) elected Bruning Chancellor - formed RW gov w/out majority in Reichstag
- July - Reichstag rejected gov finance bill - ARTICLE 48 - Reichtag demanded bill withdrawal - Hindenburg dissolves Reichtag - Bruning hopes to get more supp in new reichstag
- Sep 1930 election - extremist gains impacted working of Reichstag
- 1932 managed to get reparations suspended due to worsening economic state
- did little to reduce impact of slump - unemployment rise
- April 1932 - banned ** + SA to reduce street violence
- Schleicher withdrew supp from Bruning - opp to Nazis wrong? Hind withdrew supp for A.48 and Bruning forced to resign May 1932
- May-Dec 1932 Papen Government
- May 1932 - Hind asked Papen (Sch influence) to form a non-party gov that only consisted of elites/'barons' - gov had no reichstag membs
- July 1932 - Papen's s=coup against Prussia - using A.48 - led to a coalition gov in Prussia - big blow to German democracy
- 1932 - lift ban on SA
- July 1932 election - Hindenburg's dissolving of Reichstag + call for election led to extremist gains - Hitler won 37% of vote = demanded to be chancellor but hind ref.
- Industrial leaders (e.g Schacht) asked for a gov led by Hitler - Papen wanted to keep chancellorship - proposed to replace Reichstag and use army to suppress opp = authoritarian const
- Dec 1932-Jan 1933 Schleicher Gov
- Dec1932 - persuaded Hind to dismiss Papen and app himself
- Made Nazi Gregor Strasser Vice-Chancellor - developed Bruning's land schemes - failed to win support of left + elite
- Papen + Hitler intrigued against Schleicher - if Hitler became Chancellor, Papen would be Vice-Chancellor
- elite favoured Hitler-Papen gov
- Jan 1933 - Hitler become Chancellor
- Hindenburg refused to back Sch's request to rule by decree + suspend further elections
- Hitler gains support of the army - Hindenburg elects him Chancellor
- 1928-30 Muller Government
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