|
|
May 1924 |
Dec 1924 |
Sept 1928 |
July 1930 |
Mar 1932 |
Nov 1932 |
May 1933 |
|
Communist Party (KPD) |
62 |
45 |
54 |
77 |
89 |
100 |
81 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP). |
100 |
131 |
153 |
143 |
133 |
121 |
120 |
|
Centre Party (BVP) |
81 |
88 |
78 |
87 |
97 |
90 |
93 |
|
Nationalist Party (DVNP) |
95 |
103 |
73 |
41 |
37 |
52 |
52 |
|
Nazi Party (NSDAP) |
32 |
14 |
12 |
107 |
230 |
196 |
288 |
|
Other parties |
102 |
112 |
121 |
122 |
22 |
35 |
23 |
|
There were numerous elections in Weimar Germany between 1919-1933. The results of these elections reflect clearly the periods of recovery and stagnation at this time. |
The results of the German elections from
1924 - 1933 have been
given. Can you make use
of this information in
order to answer the following
questions?
q
Which
party had the largest number of seats in 1928?
q
Why
did the Nazis and the Communists win relatively small numbers of seats between
1924 – 1928?
q
Which
political party gained the greatest number of seats between 1928 – 1930?
q
How
could this increase be explained?
q
Why
would the moderate centre parties have lost seats between 1928 – 1930?