Spartacist's tried to seize power in Germany by force
They were attempting to stop elections being held
Spartacist's were the Communist party in Germany
Ebert and Social Democrats took action against the revolt
The Freikorps attacked the Spartacist's in an attempt to stop the revolution
There was fighting in the streets
Thousand of Spartacist's were killed
Spartacist leaders, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, were shot in cold blood