Center Party
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The Center Party was a major political party in Germany from the 1880s to 1933. It was organized when the Catholics were under attack by Chancellor Bismark during the Kulturkampf. A generally conservative party, it represented Catholics of all regions and income levels. It shared power in the 1920s but was disbanded in 1933 by the Nazis. Major elements, led by Konrad Adenauer helped build the new Christian Democratic Union in 1946.