HSTR 350B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kampfbund, The Communist Manifesto, German National People'S Party
26 Sep 2017
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The (cid:858)golde(cid:374) years(cid:859) (cid:894)the fe(cid:449) years that looked a little (cid:271)it (cid:271)etter(cid:895) : (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1006)(cid:1008)-1928: 1924 spd (social democratic party) kampfbund (fighting league) founded = Flaggenstreit (flag debate) black-red-yellow (weimar) versus the black-red-white (imperial) governments would fall because of this debate. May 1924 elections dnvp needed for coalition. 1878-1890 outlawed, 1890 refounded as spd: adopted marxist programme karl marx, 1848 communist manifesto, Bourgeoisie versus proletariat - split: marxist versus reformist: 1912 largest party in reichstag, one million memebers but only represented. 50% of the working class: (cid:862)fro(cid:373) (cid:272)radle to gra(cid:448)e(cid:863) everything spd. The communist party of germany: 1918 founded uspd, spartacists, etc. , wanted soviet germany modelled on post-1917 ussr, 1924 = 12. 6% of vote; 1932 = 16. 9% (more than 1 in 10 germans, are calling for a. Soviet revolution: ernst th lmann (cid:894)kpd chair(cid:373)a(cid:374), (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1006)(cid:1009)(cid:895), also the head of the e fighters(cid:859) league, They spend wayyy to much time fighting the spd (called the(cid:373) (cid:858)so(cid:272)ial fas(cid:272)ists(cid:859)
