The Kapp Putsch Flashcards
1
Q
When did this putsch happen?
A
1920
2
Q
Which groups did it involve?
A
Freikorps units led by Wolfgang Kapp
3
Q
What did the government do in 1920?
A
Ordered that the Freikorps brigades be disbanded
4
Q
What happened in Berlin?
A
Around 12,000 Freikorps marched there
5
Q
What happened to the government?
A
They were forced to flee so the Freikorps put forward Kapp as the new leader of Germany
6
Q
Why did the putsch fail?
A
They failed to gain much support
7
Q
Why did Kapp flee after four days?
A
Workers in Berlin went on strike as a result of the putsch
