'Left wing opposition did not pose a serious threat to the governments of Germany in the years 1890 to 1929.' Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.
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- left-wing opposition 1890-1929
- Agree
- Bebel & many leaders of the SPD before 1914 believed improvements to lives of WC most successful through Parliament not revolution
- Bebel's 'gradual socialism'
- Erfurt Programme 1891
- Wilhelm II & BH able to ignore R's vote of no confidence in chancellor following Zabern Affair 1913
- missed opportunities for a revolution such as DTA 1908 & ZA 1913
- SPD voted to accept the political truce of 1914 & voted for the funds needed to wage war
- the RW elites & military high command retained political control of G throughout WWI
- Spartacist League only had around 1,000 members
- Jan 1919 rising easily crushed by Freikorps
- short-lived Bavarian soviet style republic crushed May 1919
- Ruhr uprising 1920 crushed by Freikorps & army
- later KPD uprisings in Saxony, Thuringia & Ruhr were all crushed
- support of the army secured through Ebert-Groener Pact Nov 1918 ensured govt. crushed LW rebellions 1919-1923
- greater political & economy stability from 1924 prevented KPD gaining support
- 1928 election KPD won fewer seats than it had May 1924
- RW more of a threat e.g. 354 assassinations
- RW judges were harsh - shut them down quickly
- large divisions between SPD & USPD
- 1908 3-tire voting system = 26% votes 7 seat SOD & 16% votes 212 seats Cons.
- Caprivi's New Course appeased LW
- Bebel & many leaders of the SPD before 1914 believed improvements to lives of WC most successful through Parliament not revolution
- Disagree
- Wilhelm II & govt. were alarmed at growth of SPD
- in 1893 SPD won more votes than any other party
- WII's govt. pursued policy of 'sammslungpolitik' from 1890s
- portrayed socialists as enemies of the state
- in 1912 SPD largest party in R. & with Progs formed LW majority
- BH forced to lobby for support on measures
- BH forced to introduce 'defence tax' to secure increased military budget 1913
- LW opposition to govt. conduct of the war
- 1916 Spartacists split away from SPD & openly opposed war effort
- April 1917 USPD broke away
- July 1917 R. passed 'peace resolution'
- 'rev. from below' Oct/Nov 1918 inspired by Bolsheviks
- sailors involved in mutinies raised communist flag
- soviets estd. in major cities & LW republic set up in Bavaria
- 22 assassinations by LW 1919-1923
- communist 'Red Army' of 50,000 workers seized control of Ruhr 1920
- disturbances in Saxony, Thuringia & similar uprisings again in 1921 & during hyperinflation crisis 1923
- RW judges harsh - maybe saw LW as threat
- Caprivi & Bulow social reforms to appease
- Wilhelm II & govt. were alarmed at growth of SPD
- Agree
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