USPD
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The USPD (Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany) was a left-wing socialist party in early 20th-century Germany that split from the SPD over opposition to World War I and later played a key role in the country’s revolutionary politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USPD canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2754010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USPD Context triple: [Otto Grotewohl, memberOf, USPD]
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USP
USP is the largest and one of the most prestigious public universities in Brazil, renowned for its research output and academic excellence across a wide range of disciplines.
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USZ
USZ is a major public teaching hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, affiliated with the University of Zurich and known for its advanced medical care and research.
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USCP
USCP is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors.
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USBR
USBR is the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, power plants, and irrigation projects in the American West.
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UST
UST is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Department of the Treasury, the federal executive department responsible for managing government revenue, producing currency, and formulating economic and financial policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USPD Target entity description: The USPD (Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany) was a left-wing socialist party in early 20th-century Germany that split from the SPD over opposition to World War I and later played a key role in the country’s revolutionary politics.
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USP
USP is the largest and one of the most prestigious public universities in Brazil, renowned for its research output and academic excellence across a wide range of disciplines.
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B.
USZ
USZ is a major public teaching hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, affiliated with the University of Zurich and known for its advanced medical care and research.
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C.
USCP
USCP is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors.
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D.
USBR
USBR is the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, power plants, and irrigation projects in the American West.
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UST
UST is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Department of the Treasury, the federal executive department responsible for managing government revenue, producing currency, and formulating economic and financial policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
left-wing party
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political party ⓘ socialist party ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning | Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1931 ⓘ |
| founded | 1917 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| fullName |
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
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Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands ⓘ |
| hadMembersWhoJoined | Communist Party of Germany ⓘ |
| hadParliamentaryGroupIn |
Reichstag
ⓘ
linked to:
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
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| hadYouthWing | Sozialistische Arbeiter-Jugend ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
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left-wing politics ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
German labor movement
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left-wing opposition in Weimar Germany ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
peace negotiations in World War I
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socialization of industry ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
SPD
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Eduard Bernstein
ⓘ
Hugo Haase ⓘ Karl Kautsky ⓘ Karl Liebknecht ⓘ Rosa Luxemburg ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
German Empire
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| opposed |
German war policy in World War I
ⓘ
majority SPD leadership ⓘ |
| participatedIn | revolutionary politics in Germany ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
German Revolution of 1918–1919
ⓘ
Weimar Republic politics ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-militarist
ⓘ
reform socialist ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| positionOnWar | anti-war ⓘ |
| reasonForSplit |
opposition to SPD support for war credits
ⓘ
opposition to World War I ⓘ |
| shortName | USPD ⓘ |
| splitFrom |
SPD
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ |
| supported | council democracy tendencies in 1918–1919 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USPD Description of subject: The USPD (Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany) was a left-wing socialist party in early 20th-century Germany that split from the SPD over opposition to World War I and later played a key role in the country’s revolutionary politics.
Referenced by (4)
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