The Kapp Putsch Flashcards
1
Q
When was it?
A
1920
2
Q
Who was a part of it?
A
Freikorps units, led by Wolfgang Kapp
3
Q
When did the government order the Freikorps brigades be disbanded.
A
1920
4
Q
Why?
A
It had little need for them now that left-wing groups had been crushed.
5
Q
How many Freikorps marched to Berlin?
A
12,000
6
Q
What happened to the government?
A
They were forced to flee, the Kreikorps put forward Kapp as the new leader of Germany.
7
Q
What did Kapp and the Freikorps do?
A
Failed to win much support
8
Q
Workers went on strike and made it impossible for Kapp to rule, what happened?
A
After 4 days he fled, he fled from Berlin and Eberts government returned.
