Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Munich Putsch
11/1923
- Why did it happen?
- 1. Invasion of the Ruhr
- 2. General workers' strike
- 3. No money was being made
- 4. This led to economic difficulties
- 5. To get out of the troubles, the
government printed more money
- 6. This led to hyperinflation
- 7.To get the economy working
again, the general strike was called
off
- 8. Many Nazis and nationalists
were angry as they thought it
showed Germany as weak and
giving into France and Belguim
- What happened?
- 1. 08/11/1923- A meeting
of Bavarian government
was held
- 2. 600 S.A soldiers and Hitler marched into
the hall
- 3. Hitler held the local government
at gunpoint until they agreed to
support the Nazis
- 4. Hitler left the leaders, and straight away
they rang the national government to warn
them
- 5. The next day, Hitler was
unwilling to march- but did
anyway
- 6. As they marched, shots were fired.
Hitler fled but Ludendorff was arrested
- 7. Two days later- Hitler was
arrested
- 8. He used the trial as free publicity,
he said he didn't flee, but helped to
save a man's life
- Successes of the Munich Putsch for the Nazis
- Made an impact- trial showcased Hitler's ideology
- No punishment for many of the Nazis
- Showed that many in power (e.g
Judges) were in favour of the Nazis
- Scared the government
- Opposition from both sides (Socialist and far right) now seen
- Hitler wrote Mein Kampf whilst
in prison- becomes a best seller
- Generated awareness of the Nazis at a national level
- Showed that the government was weak without the army
- Failures of the Munich Putsch for the Nazis
- Death & violence put some people off the Nazis
- The main aim- to overthrow the government- was not acheived
- The party suffered without Hitler to keep order whilst he was in jail
- Showed the disorganisation of the Nazi party
- Many members were arrested