And the Kaiser abdicates: The German Revolution November 1918-August 1919

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The menace of internationalism--Marx and Engels--Socialist teachings of the brotherhood of man--Lassalle's national Socialists join the _Internationale_ of Marx, Engels and Liebknecht--Socialism becomes a political factor--Bismarck's special laws fail--He tries State Socialism--Kaiser Wilhelm denounces the Socialists--Labor-union movement a child of Socialism--German "particularism"--Socialism weakens feelings of patriotism and undermines the church.