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The Real Threat
Germany after WW1
Term | Definition |
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Threats from the Left-wing PART 1 | Spartacists uprising (Jan. 5-6 1919), wanted communist revolution like in Russia, 10% supported the KPD, wanted a one party communist state rather than a socialist democratic state, |
Threats from Right-wing PART 1 | spartacists massacre, reduction of army led to friekorps to oppose republic,the November criminals theory angered soldiers, MAR 1920: Luttwitz to seize govn in Berlin, |
Threats from the Left-wing PART 2 | Kapp Putsch (forming miniature “Red Army”), and Socialist leader, Kurt Eisner, died and replaced by Communists. |
Threats from Right-wing PART 2 | Kapp Putsch showed army’s reluctance to support and dubious loyalty of friekorps, then Bavaria invaded again but by right-wingers, assassination of Walther Rathenau |