Summary 2 - The Kapp Putsch - 1920 Flashcards

1
Q

When was the government obliged to put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

A

January 1920

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In February 1920, the defence minister Gustav Noske ordered how many Freikorps units to disband?

A

Two

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In February 1920, Gustav Noske ordered two Freikorps units to disband, how many men did they consist of?

A

12000

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4
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The Freikorps units that were ordered to disband were stationed how many miles from Berlin?

A

12

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5
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Which commanding general refused to order the disbanding of one of the Feikorps units?

A

Walther von Luttwitz

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How did the government react to general Walther von Luttwitz refusal to disband one of the Freikorps units?

A

They ordered his arrest

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How did general Walther von Luttwitz react to the government ordering his arrest?

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He decided to march his troops to Berlin to protest

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8
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Who supported Walther von Luttwitz in his march on Berlin?

A

Wolfgang Kapp ( a right wing civil servant)

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9
Q

How did Ebert respond to the march on Berlin?

A

He fled Berlin
He sent in the army to crush the putsch ( just as he had done a year prior in crushing the Spatakist Uprising )

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10
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Why did the army refuse to fire on the Freikorp?

A

German soldiers don’t shoot fellow German soldiers

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Ebert could not use his army, what did he do instead?

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He asked the leaders of the trade unions to call a general strike

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Kapp was made leader of the new government, why did this not last?

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The strikes ground Berlin to a halt making the running of government impossible, Kapp’s new government collapsed

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What did the Kapp Putsch show about support for the government from the people?

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The general strike proved to be successful, the government had the support of the people. ( This was before the hyperinflation crisis )

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