Weimar Germany: Kapp Putsch 1920 Instant

: 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

: Many right-wing nationalists believed the military had been "stabbed in the back" by socialist and Jewish politicians at home. WEIMAR GERMANY: Kapp Putsch 1920

: The Weimar government, including President Friedrich Ebert and Chancellor Gustav Bauer, fled the city to Dresden and then Stuttgart. : Post-war inflation and social unrest created a

: 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. and most others were granted amnesty.