Glossary¶
This is a glossary of key parties, organisations, journals, and individuals central to the German revolutionary period from 1914 to the early 1930s. It provides concise definitions for political bodies such as the SPD, USPD, KPD, KAPD, NSDAP, and the Freikorps, alongside the Spartacus League and the Second and Third Internationals. The section also profiles major figures including Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Karl Kautsky, and Friedrich Ebert, as well as lesser-known activists like Max Hoelz and Hugo Eberlein. A reader consulting this glossary will find it a useful reference for identifying the affiliations, factions, and roles of the numerous organisations and individuals discussed in the main text.