Which political party did Ulbricht join in 1917?
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Communist Party of Germany
National Democratic Party
Unified German National Party
Answer
In 1917, Walter Ulbricht joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD). The USPD was a left-wing socialist party that split from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1916 over the issue of whether to support the First World War. The USPD opposed the war and called for a socialist revolution in Germany.
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