The spartakist uprising
- Began with Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
- Turned socialist group, Spartakists league into German Communist Party
- Tried to take over Berlin in January 1919
- Brutally put down by Freikorps
- Luxemburg and Liebknecht murdered
This was a strong example of the surge of extreme politics which occurred in Germany as a result of the poor economic conditions.
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