German revolution
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- Created on: 21-02-14 13:56
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- The German Revolution
- Economic and social tensions
- SPD continued to grow
- Power remained with the Kaiser and prussian Landowners
- Junkers dominated the german state by holding army officers
- Bismark sought to restrict SPD by repression and social reforms (both failed
- Junkers resented the Reichstag and feared socialist revolutions
- Europes economy grew
- Proletariat suppored SPD who wanted political reform
- Nationalism and Foreign Policy
- Social darwinism- survival of the fittest. Strong parties survive, weak die.
- Anti semitism- ruling elite,middle class. Influx from Russia of ostjuden
- nationalism increased and sometimes in an aggressive form
- German ruling class seen aggressive foreign policy as a way of gaining support from the working class
- From 1890's the kaiser introduced Welpoltik foreign policy (overseas empire)
- Reactions to war
- majority rallied to their nation
- Burgfrieden declared 'peace in our fortress'
- SPD abandoned its internationalism to support the war
- Govt acknowledged trade unions and working class leaders effort.. offered great rewards
- People became divided
- allies naval blockade caused food shortages and raw materials
- Sept 1917 fatherland party formed- annexatonist war
- Nationalists demanded siegfriede 'peace through victory' major land gains in the east, west and overseas
- Govt dominated by ldorff and hburg
- April 1917 radicals opposed war, broke with SPD and formed USPD
- Military Defeat
- Autumn 1917, supplies short
- Lifeline: Communists invaded russia. 1918 russia accepted treaty of Brestlitovisk gaining territory for Germany
- Ldorff- gambled a new offence
- Allies- realised germany would be defeated and moved towards the frontier
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- Economic and social tensions
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