Putsches

Question 0

What was the ‘stab in the back’ claim?

Answer 0

Former commander-in-chief Paul von Hindenburg claimed the army had been stabbed in the back, claiming that Ebert was to blame.

Question 1

What does putsch mean?

Answer 1

Revolution

Question 2

What was the Kapp putsch?

Answer 2

March 1920, the allies insisted that 2 brigands of freikorps should be disbanded, the government tried, but the freikorps refused. 1 brigade marched to Berlin to meet freikorp leader Wolfgang Kapp. Freikorp soldiers took control of gov building, and Kapp announced a new nationalist gov, and raised flag of old empire

Question 3

What was the Munich putsch?

Answer 3

1923, hyperinflation. Hitler tried to seize power by capturing the Bavarian PM, then leading a march into Munich. The police reused to join nazis, and there was gunfire and the putsch collapsed