the kapp putsch

what was the spartacist league?

a communist party in germany

what was the freikorps?

a right-wing group of ex-soldiers who became unemployed after the terms of the treaty

what happened in january 1919?

a spartacist revolt almost overthrew the weimar republic

how did the weimar republic deal with the spartacist revolt?

they used the freikorps to stop the uprising

what happened in march 1920?

ebert planned to disband the freikorps branches in berlin

what started the kapp putsch?

5,000 freikorps members with their leader wolfgang kapp attempted to overthrow the weimar republic in a coup

how did the government deal with the freikorps' actions?

they urged the workers in berlin to go on strike

what was the result of the general strike?

berlin lost gas, electricity, public transport, and water

what was the final action of the kapp putsch?

kapp left berlin after four days

when was the kapp putsch?

13-17 march 1920