Right-wing officers and Freikorps units seized Berlin in an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic. The government fled, but a general strike organized by unions and workers paralyzed the country and forced the coup to collapse. The episode showed the power of labor mobilization and the fragility of the postwar republic.
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How was the Kapp Putsch defeated?
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Workers and unions organized a general strike that helped force the coup to collapse.
Workers defeated the Kapp Putsch through a nationwide general strike.
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The strike paralyzed Germany and forced the coup leaders to flee.