political instability in Weimar Republic 1918-1923 (19 окт 1918 г. – 30 янв 1923 г.)

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- **rise of radicalism** in the Reichstag —> radical left and radical right can both benefit from the Weimar Constitution to have their views represented in the Reichstag (anyone with 60,000 thousand votes can be in the Reichstag)

- radical left: **KPD** and USPD they want to overthrow the Weimar system and instead **create one based on the soviet model**

- radical right: **DNVP** and **NSDAP** (after 1920) they are mostly **monarchists**

- moderate parties had 77% of the seats in the national assembly —> by the time of the first Reichstag elections, this falls to just 45% (1920 elections based on new constitution)
- **rise in political violence:**

- soon after the armistice, **Freidkorps**, units are organised as a **paramilitary force based on former soldiers**

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