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The Kapp Putsch
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1When was the Kapp Putsch?
- AMarch 1919
- BMarch 1920
- CNovember 1923
2Wolfgang Kapp was a petty Civil Servant with socialist political views
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Which are 'true' reasons for the Kapp Putsch?
- AIt was an attempt to save the Weimar government from a communist uprising
- BIt was in response to the Government calling for the Freikorps to be disbanded as per the Treaty of Versailles
4Which of the following are 'true' of the Kapp Putsch?
- AIt was put down by armed communist militias
- BThe Government called on the workers to have a general strike
- CEbert's Government was forced to flee (again) to Dresden
- DThe Army opened fire on the Kapp putschists and they quickly dispersed
- EThe Army refused to fire on the Freikorps as they were all ex-army
5The general strike had an immediate impact, bringing Berlin to a standstill with no supplies of water, gas or electricity the putsch collapsed within 5 days
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Which statement 'best' describes the Kapp Putsch?
- AIt was a serious threat to the authority of the Government and very nearly succeed
- BIt was a serious threat to the authority of the Government but failed because of the support of the workers in carrying out a General Strike
- CIt was an insignificant event that had no impact on the reputation of the new democratic republic
7What was the name of the General who supported Kapp and the decision not to disband their units?
- AGeneral Luddendorf
- BGeneral Hindenburg
- CGeneral Luttwitz
8What 'positives' could the Ebert Government take from the attempted Kapp Putsch?
- AThat they had stood firm in the face of an attempted coup
- BThat they had the full support and backing of the Army
- CThat ordinary German workers had come to the 'rescue' of the Republic by carrying out a General Strike.
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- iGCSE History (Germany 1919 - 1945) Quiz on The Kapp Putsch, created by Drew Bott on 26/10/2019.
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