out a greater acceptance of socialism and Nazism than anything the Womans Movement could have done.Basically, I do believe that these essays coincide with each other, with just a few areas where they do not quite meet. No matter what the poor did, no matter the opinions of the growing Womens Movement or feelings of the new middle class, Junkers would still control Germans and influence the economy.The mittelstand and bourgeoisie, while being in far greater numbers than the Junkers and other ruling elite, could not hope to sway the government. This is where we can find the failure of the German government and what led the rulers of Germany into wars. I cannot help but believe that if there were a true democratic reform, where every mans voice was heard, that we would have seen a very different history of Germany. The Junkers might have lost some of their power, but would still have retained everything else. They were still the landowners and would still hold great sway over the lower classes.Because of the industrial revolution, the economy did flourish, and most were well off. This was not necessarily due to the Junkers or other elite though, but because of the new mittelstand, the managers of new corporations created by the new industry. As the new middle class climbed the ladders of success, they reasonably thought they should have a greater say in their own future and the workings of the government.While it was indeed the non-elite who were helping to build up the economy of Germany, and in numbers that would grow daily, we still see that they were not given an equal voice in their government. I definitely believe this was a big mistake on the part of the ruling elite of Germany at this time, but as was said before, the ruling elite did not want to take the chance of losing any of their power. They feared losing the three party voting system that had given them the edge for so long. One way that was found to get the bourgeoisie minds...
