Word: ultra
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Finally, a sensation was created when the notorious ultra-reactionary militarist, Captain Ehrhardt, was observed to be strolling about the lobbies of the Reichstag and conferring privately with the leaders of the Voelkische, the extreme-Right Ludendorff faction. Captain Ehrhardt not only led the famed Kapp Putsch, which attempted to overthrow the German Republic in March, 1920, but was so implicated in the assassination of the Ministers Erzberger and Rathenau that he was forced to flee from Germany until the passing of last year's amnesty law. Pressmen eagerly touted his appearance as a sign that his old adherents...
...While ultra-Fascists rejoiced in tearing down the post-War street signs, a moderate Fascist member of the City Council declared: " 'Hohenzollern Street' and 'Peace Street' are synonymous. Wilhelm II did more to foster peace while he reigned as Kaiser than any other monarch. The motto of the Kings of Prussia is Justitia fundamentum regnorum (Justice is the foundation of kingdoms...
...turn which imagistic poetry has taken. With the literature of the day presenting such a multi-colored and variegated pattern, critics prone to discover new literary epochs and fresh schools of thought are under a constant source of danger. The editors of the Dial, however, by selecting this ultra-impressionist for their award, have placed their finger on a phenomenon which if not new is at least the most distinctive feature of contemporary literature...
Young Dr. Georges Clémenceau laid the foundations of his political power in the 70's by attending gratuitously an immense practice among the poor of Paris, especially of Montmartre. With the votes of this ultra-radical constituency behind him, he worked his way up into a commanding position among the leaders of the Left, as the Third Republic got under...
Roman Fascists buried their noses deep amid the pages of the ultra-Fascist news organ, L'Impero. When their heads tipped back to a normal angle, a great light shone in their eyes. Excited, they read to one another a creed just formulated by Signor Marinetti, so called "founder of futurism." It called upon loyal Fascists to profess openly their belief in the following tenets...