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#OTD in 1919, after suppressing the Spartacist Uprising, proto-fascist forces killed communist leaders Rosa #Luxemburg & Karl #Liebknecht on the orders of the Social Democrat-led government.
Their deaths must be understood in historical context of the German workers' movement:
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Their deaths must be understood in historical context of the German workers' movement:
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In January 1912, the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschland (SPD) secured a historic electoral victory – with over a third of the votes, it became the first workers' party to dominate a European parliament. Deep divisions had, however, already been developing within the party. 2/
Driven by the emergence of monopoly capitalism (or imperialism) in the late 19th & early 20th century, a reformist tendency rejecting proletarian revolution spread through the SPD leadership. As WWI erupted in 1914, this tendency pushed through a party policy of "Burgfrieden". 3/
