Kapp Uprising

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In 1920 5000 right wing supporters of Dr Kapp marched on Berlin

They wanted to overthrow the Weimar Republic and bring back the Kaiser

The army would not fire rebels

Ex-soldiers (freikorps) supported Dr Kapp

The government fled to Dresden

order was only restored when the government asked the workers to go on strike

Kapp realised the workers would never listen to him and he gave up and was sent to prison

it made the Weimar Government look very weak and reliant on the workers (left wing)

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