Kapp Putsch Flashcards
1
Q
Who was involved in the Putsch?
A
- Led by Wolfgang Kapp
- 12000 angry ex-Freikorps who had been forced to leave army then disband the Freikorps
2
Q
What were the events of the Putsch?
A
- Marched into Berlin
- Declared new national government
- Stopped by a general strike, not the army
- Never punished like the Spartacists
3
Q
Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?
A
- Strike : the German people didn’t want revolution
- Leadership : only Ludendorff supported Kapp
- Unmoving : failed to spread further than Berlin
- Government : Weimar goverment relocated to Dresden and continued work
4
Q
When was the Kapp Putsch?
A
March 1920
