The most common use of periods is to punctuate the end of sentences. This occurs with almost all the types of sentences we use. However, if we wanted to indicate an especially strong emotion, or show that the speaker is shouting, what mark of punctuation would we typically use instead?More...Discuss
Kapp Putsch Briefly Ousts Weimar Republic Government (1920)
The fledgling Weimar Republic was just a year old when a renegade right-wing military unit made the first serious coup attempt. The government had tried to disband the unit to comply with the Versailles Treaty—which limited military power in Germany—so the brigade took Berlin. The legitimate regime fled, and Wolfgang Kapp, a radical civil servant, formed a new government. Within days, the coup collapsed and the former regime returned, thanks to a massive swell of support from whom?More...Discuss