The Spartacist Uprising 1919
Led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Wanted a Communist revolution like Russia.
January 1919 the Spartacists set up Soviets in many towns. (Soviet = Council of Workers)
Ebert asked the Freikorps (ex army soldiers opposed to Communism) to put down the rebellion
Bitter street fighting between the Spartacists and Freikorps
Luxemburg and Liebknecht are arrested and murdered.
Ebert's use of the Freikorps led to a split in the left between Social Democrats and Communists.
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