The Political Spectrum in Weimar Germany Centre Moderate left Moderate right Extreme left Extreme right People’s Party (DVP) Supporters: Middle class, mainly businessmen Policies: Support any policies that promote trade and industry (and made them some money) Social Democratic party (SDP) Supporters: Mostly working class Policies: believed everyone was equal. Wanted democracy and reforms to help ordinary working class Germans Centre Party (Zentrum) Supporters: Catholics from all classes (Germany was a largely Catholic country) Policies: Supported beliefs and interests of the Catholic church German Democratic Party (DDP) Supporters: Middle class, for example lawyers and writers etc. Policies: Believed in individual freedom - rights to hold peaceful meetings, form societies, freedom of speech and so on Communist Party (KPD) Supporters: Working classes Policies: Thought Germany should be a Communist country run by workers’ councils, not parliament National Socialist German Workers party (NSDAP) Supporters: Unemployed, mainly ex-soldiers. Some support from upper classes who feared Communism Policies: wanted to return Germany to a strong country. Wanted a strong government led by one man and hated idea of democracy. Hated Communism. Independent Socialists (USPD) Policies: It was a Marxist party that sought change through parliament and social progressive programs. National Party (DNVP) Supporters: middle classes and groups who feared communism (like big business) Policies: Make Germany strong, promote traditional values.