Kapp Putsch 1920

• who led the Kapp Putsch in 1920?

  Dr Wolfgang Kapp and the Freikorps who were capitalists
• what was the aim of the Kapp Putsch?

  to replace the Weimar Republic with an authoritarian leader, which was similar to a kaiser
• what led to the Kapp Putsch?

  Ebert disbanding the Freikorps as he was concerned about their growing strength
• what happened during the Kapp Putsch?

  Kapp led a march of 5,000 Freikorps who were angry they were disbanded, which made the Weimar government flee Berlin
• what was the Weimar government's response to the Kapp Putsch?

  President Ebert ordered the German army to fire on the Freikorps rebels but the army refused to shoot the soldiers
• how did the Kapp Putsch end?

  although the Weimar Government was seen as unpopular, 12 million Germans went on strike against the Kapp Putsch, after 4 days Kapp realised his Putsch had failed and was unsuccessful and he fled Germany