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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup attempt
→
event in Weimar Republic → right-wing putsch → |
| aimedTo |
establish autocratic government
→
overthrow Weimar Republic → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch
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| conflictType |
domestic political crisis
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| country |
Germany
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| endDate |
1920-03-17
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| followedBy |
Beer Hall Putsch
→
political instability in Weimar Republic → |
| governmentTargeted |
cabinet of Gustav Bauer
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| governmentTypeProposed |
military-backed autocracy
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| 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
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| ideology |
monarchism
→
right-wing nationalism → |
| languageOfContext |
German
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| leader |
Walther von Lüttwitz
→
Wolfgang Kapp → |
| legalOutcome |
few conspirators punished
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| location |
Berlin
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| namedAfter |
Wolfgang Kapp
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| opposedBy |
Berlin workers
→
Social Democratic Party of Germany → Weimar government → general strike → trade unions → |
| opposedPoliticalIdeology |
parliamentary democracy
→
social democracy → |
| participant |
Freikorps units
→
Marinebrigade Ehrhardt → |
| partOf |
early Weimar political crises
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| precededBy |
German Revolution of 1918–1919
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| 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
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| supportedBy |
conservative civil servants
→
sections of the Reichswehr → |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
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| triggered |
Ruhr uprising of 1920
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| year |
1920
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Reichswehr
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Weimar Republic → |
significantEvent |
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Kapp Putsch
("Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Freikorps soldiers
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associatedWith |