Weimar Government and the Treats from the Right Wing The threats from the right wing to the Weimar government 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe interwar years in EuropeGCSE Created by: LollipopCreated on: 03-06-12 11:04 Threats from the Right Wing in 1920 The right wing groups were the Freikorps and lead by Wolfgang Kapp They liked the way the Kaiser had run the government They wanted Germany to have an empire and industry again So, in March 1920 500 Freikorps were led into Berlin for the Kapp Putsch The army refused to kill the Freikorps and stop the revolt and it looked as if the Weimar government were doomed However, they were saved by the German people - mostly the workers They declared a general strike so there was no transport, power or water This meant that the revolt couldn't continue Kapp left the country as he knew they couldn't win They rebels were punished and Kapp was hunted down 1 of 2 Threat from Right Wing - 1922-23 The Weimar government was struggling to stop political violence There were frequent assassinations In 1922 the foreign minister was killed by extremists In 1923 Hitler and the Nazis revolted in the Munich Putsch Both of the extremists leaders went to prison But they had a light sentence and were let off easily - the right wing had friends and supporters in high up places (in this case a judge) This was not a good sign for the Weimar government 2 of 2
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