Weimar Germany: Kapp Putsch 1920 -

: Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had been "stabbed in the back" by socialist and Jewish politicians at home.

: Kapp struggled to exert authority. The civil service refused to follow his orders, and he was unable to secure the finances necessary to run the state. 3. The General Strike WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920

: The aftermath showed a clear bias in the legal system. While left-wing rebels were often executed or given long sentences, Kapp Putsch participants received remarkably light punishments. Wolfgang Kapp died before he could be tried, and most others were granted amnesty. : Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had

: Post-war inflation and social unrest created a volatile environment where radical groups on both the left and right felt the republic was weak and illegitimate. 2. The Events of March 1920 Wolfgang Kapp died before he could be tried,

The turning point came when the fleeing government and trade unions called for a . This was the largest strike in German history, involving approximately 12 million workers.

: A civil servant and nationalist politician, Kapp was declared the new Chancellor. He was supported by General Walther von Lüttwitz, the military mastermind behind the coup.

: The strike led to a brief communist uprising in the Ruhr region (the Ruhr Red Army), which the government—ironically—used the Reichswehr to suppress violently.