Kapp Putsch
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The Kapp Putsch was a failed right-wing coup attempt in March 1920 aimed at overthrowing Germany’s Weimar Republic and establishing an autocratic government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kapp Putsch canonical | 8 |
| 1920 Kapp Putsch | 1 |
| Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup attempt
ⓘ
event in Weimar Republic ⓘ right-wing putsch ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
establish autocratic government
ⓘ
overthrow Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kapp Putsch
ⓘ
surface form:
Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch
|
| conflictType | domestic political crisis ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1920-03-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Beer Hall Putsch
ⓘ
political instability in Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| governmentTargeted | cabinet of Gustav Bauer ⓘ |
| governmentTypeProposed | military-backed autocracy ⓘ |
| hasCause |
discontent with Weimar Republic
ⓘ
opposition to Treaty of Versailles ⓘ reduction of German army under Versailles Treaty ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased polarization between left and right in Germany
ⓘ
purge and reorganization of Reichswehr leadership ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Prussia ⓘ |
| ideology |
monarchism
ⓘ
right-wing nationalism ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | German ⓘ |
| leader |
Walther von Lüttwitz
ⓘ
Wolfgang Kapp ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | few conspirators punished ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wolfgang Kapp ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Berlin workers
ⓘ
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar government
general strike ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
| opposedPoliticalIdeology |
parliamentary democracy
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| participant |
Freikorps soldiers
ⓘ
surface form:
Freikorps units
Marinebrigade Ehrhardt ⓘ |
| partOf | early Weimar political crises ⓘ |
| precededBy | German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ |
| result |
failure of coup
ⓘ
restoration of Weimar government in Berlin ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated fragility of Weimar Republic
ⓘ
showed power of general strike in Germany ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920-03-13 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
conservative civil servants
ⓘ
Reichswehr ⓘ
surface form:
sections of the Reichswehr
|
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| triggered | Ruhr uprising of 1920 ⓘ |
| year | 1920 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch
this entity surface form:
1920 Kapp Putsch