Editing Germany (section)

==== Direct aftermath of the First World War ====
On April 7, 1919, [[Bavaria|Bavarian]] Communists from the Spartacist League, SPD, and USPD seceded from Germany in opposition to the Weimar government, founding the [[Bavarian Soviet Republic]]. Many veterans of the First World War who lived in Bavaria, including [[Adolf Hitler]], sided with the Bavarian secessionists in defense of their homes. [[Max Levien]] emerged as a leading figure of the Bavarian rebels, however he was tortured and beaten to death after the ''Freikorps'' invaded and occupied Bavaria on May 1. The dream of an independent Bavaria under socialism died with him, and Bavaria was annexed back into Germany.<ref>[https://spartacus-educational.com/GERbavarian.htm Bavarian Republic]</ref><ref>[https://spartacus-educational.com/GERlevienM.htm Max Levien]</ref> Similar socialist attempts to secede from Germany also occurred [[Saxony]] with the [[Saxon Soviet Republic]] and in [[Bremen]] with the [[Bremen Soviet Republic]].<ref>[https://alphahistory.com/weimarrepublic/german-soviet-republics/ THE GERMAN SOVIET REPUBLICS]</ref> The November Revolution had effectively died with Rosa Luxemburg, however the failure of Communist insurgents in Bavaria, Saxony, and Breme effectively ended the revolution permanently.

On June 28, 1919, the [[Treaty of Versailles]] was signed by Germany with Britain, France, [[Italy]], [[Japan]], Belgium, [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[China]], [[Cuba]], [[Ecuador]], [[Greece]], [[Guatemala]], [[Haiti]], [[Hejaz]], [[Honduras]], [[Liberia]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], [[Peru]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Thailand]], [[Czechoslovakia]], and [[Uruguay]].<ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles/Preamble Treaty of Versailles/Preamble]</ref> The treaty stripped Germany of large swaths of territory, granting land to a newly created Polish state, [[Denmark]], France, and Belgium. Germany's territories in Africa and Asia were annexed into the British, Japanese, and [[French Empire|French empires]]. The German economy was terribly crippled and in debt, being forced to pay millions of dollars in reparations to Britain and France. The nation was demilitarized, throwing millions of Germans who previously saw service in the First World War into poverty and unemployment. Furthermore, the German people were left feeling bitterly humilated.<ref name=":0">[https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1 Treaty of Versailles]</ref>