Die Deutsche Agrarpartei in Böhmen vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg
The German Agrarian Party in Bohemia before World War I

Summary/Abstract: The German Agrarian Party was founded in Bohemia in 1905. It won a majority of rural seats in both the 1907 and the 1911 elections. Compared with its Czech counterpart, it suffered from a lack of political organization and leadership. The economic lobbies and associations that had been instrumental in founding the party retained a dominant voice throughout its history. In parliament, the party kept a low profile and a pro-government line, except on issues of commercial policies. During the war years, the party failed to adequately reflect the growing dissatisfaction of the agrarian world with governmental policies which is why it was re-founded in 1918 under another name (Bund der Landwirte).

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