Chapters+2+&+3+Vocab


 * Marxism- ** political idealogy of Karl Marx. His 2 major books, “Communist Manifesto” and “Capital,” outline his beliefs that the working classes will overthrow the industrial classes by revolution and create a classless society. i.e. Communism, Socialism.
 * Red Threat- ** A ‘Red’ was a loose term used to describe anyone sympathetic to the left and it originated from the Bolshevik use of the red flag in Russia.
 * Article 48- ** Gave the Weimar president the power in an emergency to rule by decree and to override the constitutional rights of the people.
 * “November Criminals”- ** Those who signed the November Armistice and a term of abuse to vilify all those who supported the democratic republic.
 * White Terror- ** anti- Communist thuggery. ‘Whites’ were seen as the opponents (in contrast to the Reds). The ‘White Terror’ refers to the Soviet Republic in Bavaria.
 * Kapp Putsch- ** Success for Weimar Republic. Attempt by the extreme right wing to seize power from the constitutional government.
 * Munich Beer Hall Putsch- ** Hitler’s drunken thuggery. Absolute failure. Hitler and the Nazis tried to start a revolution and take over Munich, but failed.


 * Reactionary- ** They opposed liberals and change. Favored a traditional society.