Interwar 18 Germany pt1: The German Revolution of November 1918

The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur by Justin Podur

Sep 12, 202653:15News & Politics

The Kaiser abdicates. The Social Democratic Party arrives to power. Karl Liebknecht stands on a balcony and tells the workers: “The rule of capitalism, which turned Europe into a cemetery, is henceforward broken.” But th...

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