right wing opposition- kapp putsch

Question 1

who was the leader of the kapp putsch

Answer 1

Wolfgang Kapp

Question 2

what year was the putsch

Answer 2

1920

Question 3

what happened during the putsch

Answer 3

• the freikorps were taking over public building in Berlin and had caused many government officials to worry about the severity of the putsch
• the government wanted the army to shut down the putsch- they refused leading to the government fleeing the city
• a general strike was called which ended the putsch as they could not take over any building or convince people.

Question 4

why was this an issue for the weimar republic

Answer 4

> proved that the army and military could and would disagree with what the republic asked. they were a strong unit even after the TOV
after the putsch a high rise of far right parties compared to the democratic parties such as SPD.