Fritz Schönpflug: "Und dräut der Friede noch so sehr…", antisemitische Karikatur aus Die Muskete, Ausgabe vom 17. Oktober 1918

The third war winter became the turning point. In view of the continuous price rises and shortages, the population’s willingness to make sacrifices reached its limits. The catastrophic hunger threatened the internal cohesion of the society, social chasms grew deeper and the search for those to blame began.