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After Germany's defeat in World War I, the Kaiser's abdication set off a period of great internal conflict. The new democratic government, the so-called Weimar Republic, sought to instill democracy in a population that in many ways still sought a "strong man" type of ruler. Beset by foes from the political Left and Right, as well as by it's own army and "Free Corps" militias, the government often resorted to brute force in order to survive. Eventually, of course, it did not survive, as the German people found themselves willing to listen to the leader of the National Socialist Worker's Party: Adolf Hitler.

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PRIMARY NAME OF WAR OR CONFLICT	DATES OF CONFLICT	TYPE OF INTERNAL CONFLICT
Kiel Mutiny	1918	Naval Mutiny/Revolution
German Revolution	1918-1919	Anti-Monarchy Revolution
Bavarian Revolution	Nov. 7, 1918-May 1, 1919	Communist Revolution
Spartacist Revolt	Jan. 6-Jan. 15, 1919	Communist Revolution
Rhineland Uprisings	1918?-April 20, 1919?	Communist Revolution
Kapp Putsch	March, 1920	Military Coup Attempt
Upper Silesia (Polish) Rebellion	1921	Ethnic (Polish) Uprising
The Beer Hall Putsch	1923	Nazi Coup Attempt
Anti-Nazi Resistance	1933?-1945	Underground Partisan Resistance