History glossary

Spartacist League

a revolutionary socialist group in Germany that opposed the war and helped found the Communist Party of Germany.

Category: Political movement
Region: Germany
Date range: 1916-1919

What it means

The Spartacist League was a revolutionary socialist group formed during the First World War by figures including Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. It opposed the SPD's support for the war and later became central to the founding of the Communist Party of Germany.

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