These are terms, concepts and ideas that are useful to understanding the political situation in the Weimar Republic. Some are particular to the period and government, while others were just in common usage but have a bearing on the Weimar milieu and political maneuvering. Agrarian Bolshevism — an idea by several political parties, involving the expropriation of large estates (mostly those of junkers in Prussia) and passing them out to peasants. Angestellte — White-collar employees Barmat scandal — brothers Julius, Herschel, Solomon and Isaak, who owned a huge conglomerate of businesses and overextended themselves. Their bankruptcy involved millions of dollars and they bribed politicians on all levels of the Social Democratic party. It was a factor in the rise of Nazism. Barmat Committee — The Landtag of Prussia set up a special fact-finding commission. Beamte — civil service employees Best proclamation — the SA draft proclamation for the exigency when and if the communists would revolt after a Nazi electoral victory; found in the house of Dr. Werner Best, legal advisor to the Nazi Party; became a major embarrassment for Hitler. Black Reichswehr — another name for the Freikorps system 'black' soldiers — the ex-soldiers involved in Freikorps units Bonzen — bosses; slang term for the Weimar system and those who enriched themselves at the expense of the workers. Conservative Revolutionary movement — a German nationalist literary youth movement, prominent in the years following World War I. der eiserne Hindenburg — the Iron Hindenburg; Hindenburg was the epitome for solidness der Krieg nach dem Krieg — "the war after the war"; the civil war that erupted in Germany after World War I; the turmoil of the Weimar Republic. Dolchstoßlegende — "Stab in the back" legend; the idea that the German Army was betrayed by subversive elements at home; i.e. the socialists, pacifists, liberals and Jews. Einwohnerwehren — civil guards; small civilian units established by General Maercker for the purpose of urban combat against communist revolutionaries; these civil units grew into the Orgesch. Ernährungsautarkie — agricultural self-sufficiency freebooters — the men of the Freikorps Freikorps — free corps; far-right paramilitary organizations made up of disillusioned World War I soldiers that sprung up around Germany as soldiers returned in defeat from World War I. They were frequently involved in political brawls, especially against the communists. Friedenssturm — Peace Offensive; term given by General Ludendorff to the last great offensive of World War