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.
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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.
