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Kapp Putsch (March 1920)
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1) The Freikorps reacted to the government's disbanding of the group by marching into Berlin with around 5,000 men 2) Members of the army refused to fire on them because they were ex-soldiers. 3)The rebels took control of Berlin and they looked to be successful. However, the government was saved by the industrial workers of Berlin who went on strike. As a result the capital came to a halt. 4) with no power, water or resources, it became clear to Dr Kapp that they couldn't succeed. He fled the country and later died before coming to the trial. A right-wing uprising What? against the Weimar Republic When? March 1920 Where? Berlin Who? Organised by the Freikorps. Led by Dr Wolfgang Kapp. Why? How did the Weimar Republic react? - The government fled to Dresden as Berlin was under the control of the rebels. They asked the public to go on strike which stopped gas, electricity and transport services. The rebels fled after realising they couldn't govern the country. Kapp was captured in April 1922 when he returned to Germany from Sweden, but died while waiting to be put on trial. The Kapp Putsch - The Freikorps was made up of anti-communist ex- soldiers and had grown by 1920. President Ebert couldn't control them. In March 1920, the Weimar government announced the Freikorps would be disbanded. - The leaders of the...
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Alternative transcript:
Putsch wanted to take over the country, make the army strong again and then recover the lands Germany had lost in the Treaty of Versailles. This was because they wanted their empire once again. - They deeply resented the Treaty of Versailles for their crippled economy. Some wanted the kaiser to return from exile. It was important because it showed how unpopular the Weimar Republic was with right-wing parties, and that the army wouldn't support it if the extreme right launched an attack.