HISTORY 322 Lecture 6: in the name of peace
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In the name of order january 24th, 2017. Weimar republic 1919: crisis and subsequent consolidation: jan 12: army and freikorps crush the spartacus uprising. Revolutionary leaders, luxemburg, and liebknecht are murdered by the. Freikorps on january 15th: january 19th: election to the national assembly. First elections in which women are eligible to vote. Republic triumphant: independent socialists are the only ones that do not vote against the peace treaty. Others solely identify with the nation, which means the commitment to heritage, identity, etc. A nation is more of an old order opposed to the government, which can be newly created. There is a natural order to things because people are bound to the nation inevitably, but their place is somehow fixed in that natural order: people see themselves differently, like members of the people or citizens. Volk is underwritten with racial and cultural essentialism.
