Why did the Kapp Putsch Fail?

One reason why the Kapp Putsch failed was because of the 'General Strike' called by Ebert's
government. Due to the army not stopping the right-wing coup, Ebert's government were left in
danger of being overthrown by the angry right-wing group called the Freikorps. They were forced to
depart Berlin after election success and flee to Dresden where they pleaded to the German people
to go on strike in an attempt to stop the putsch. This plan worked as seen by the collapse of the
Kapp Putsch in just a matter of days because workers refused to cooperate with the Leader of the
nationalist right-wing group, Freikorps, Dr Wolfgang Kapp.

Another reason why the Kapp Putsch failed was because many Germans were not willing to support
such an extremist group like the Freikorps. This could be because Germans were starting to come to
terms with the effects of the Treaty of Versailles as they realised that they won’t change. In addition,
a main reason why the Freikorps led the Kapp Putsch was because they were being forced to be
disbanded by the Treaty of Versailles. However, to the ordinary German this did not mean anything
as the Freikorps mainly consisted of ex-military soldiers who were far from a majority in the German
population. The Freikorps were fighting for a cause that ordinary Germans were not impacted by
such as the military restrictions. Therefore, the workers did not support the Freikorps in the Kapp
Putsch.