junkerism Definition
the political and economic policies advocated by the Junkers, especially in the period before World War I, emphasizing military preparedness, autocracy, agrarianism, and opposition to parliamentary government.
đź“Ś
Summary: junkerism in Brief
'Junkerism' [juhng-ker-iz-uhm] refers to the political and economic policies advocated by the Junkers, a group of conservative landowning aristocrats in Germany. These policies emphasized military preparedness, autocracy, agrarianism, and opposition to parliamentary government, particularly in the period before World War I.
