BACKGROUND
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In November 1923 Hitler saw
HIS chance to start a
revolution! Germany was
very unstable:
Invasion of the Ruhr
Hyperinflation
Weimar democratic
government was very
unpopular
Germany was humiliated
• Hitler’s Putsch (or
revolution) would be an
absolute fiasco and
failure
• However from this failure
Hitler would emerge
stronger and beginning
his road to REAL
absolute power.
THE PLAN
• Hitler knew the time was
right for a revolution.
• He got together a large
group of unemployed men
and former soldiers known
as the Storm Troopers
or SA. They began
attacking other political
groups – like Communists.
• Hitler plotted with the nationalist leader of
Bavaria – Von Kahr as well as War
hero General Ludendorff to take over
Munich in a revolution.
• BUT as Hitler waits with 3,000 troops Von
Kahr calls off the revolution
DAS IST
GUT
MEIN
FUHRER!
• Hitler is furious and on the 8th
November 1923 he bursts into
a local Munich Beer hall and
forces Von Kahr to agree to
revolution-
• Then he lets him go!
FAILURE
• Hitler and his troops
begin to march into
Munich to seize power
• Kahr however has
called out the police
and army
• The army fire on the
SA killing 16. Hitler is
arrested later and put
on trial for TREASON.
RESULT
• The Munich Putsch was a FAILURE.
1. It was badly organised and poorly
planned.
2. The Nazis appeared to have been
humiliated
3. The Nazi party was banned and Hitler
prevented from public speaking until
1927.
BUT
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The Munich Putsch was also a strange
BOOST to Hitler:
1. The TRIAL was a massive publicity
boost for the Nazis – Hitler became
famous across Germany
2. Many Germans agreed with his views
3. Hitler also had sympathy from the
German judges who gave him only a
small prison sentence in Landsberg
prison
Life’s hard here – I
even have to make
my own tea!!
BUT
4. Hitler used his time in Prison to write a
book of his political ideas called ‘Mein
Kampf’ (my struggle) It was a
bestseller and his ideas became widely
known.
Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice
Finally..
• Hitler realised from the experience that he could
only come to power through democratic means
(not revolution)
• He would use Weimar democracy to destroy
itself!
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He organised Propaganda (advertising) campaigns.
He started the Hitler Youth
Local Nazi party branches set up
The SS was set up as his personal bodyguard.
Beer Mugs
Hitler &
Ludendorff
• A Cartoon
published in
Germany
• Published in
1924
German
Judges
Beer Mugs
Hitler &
Ludendorff
• Hitler and
Ludendorff are
shouting that they
are ‘Germanys
saviours’
• The Judges are
saying ‘Rubbish!
The Worst charge
we can bring is
breaking local
entertainment laws’
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