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Assume that the Spartacist Revolt during the 1918-19 Revolution succeeds, ushering in a Soviet (Räte) Republic into Germany. Assume that the government is dedicated to paying off the debt, and that it centralizes and nationalizes the economy, devoting coal and steel reparations exports. Can this government avoid defaulting to the triple entente, and thus prevent the occupation of Ruhr? If not, how much longer can they stave it off for (or will bankruptcy come quicker)?

How does this effect Germany itself? Does exporting more coal and steel really hurt the German people? Might we see a more prolonged Depression in 1920-21?
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