munich putsch and the lean years 1923-29

Question 1

events of the putsch, 8 nov 1923

Answer 1

hitler and 800 SA troops entered meeting with bavarian gov in munich
- hitler forced gov to support him by threatening them

rohm (head of SA) took control of local police and army headquarters
- but ludendorff (general who got kaiser to abdicate in ww1) let the gov leaders go

Question 2

events of putsch, 9 - 10 nov 1923

Answer 2

-9 nov hitler marched on munich with 1000 SA and 2000 volunteers - he wanted to make himself president
-state police met SA - 3 policemen and 16 nazi died
-ludendorff and rohm arrested - hitler fled

Question 3

events of munich putsch, 11 nov 1923

Answer 3

hitler was discovered hiding at friends house and was arrested for high treason

Question 4

1 long term and 1 medium causes of the munich putsch

Answer 4

-resentment over the treaty of versailles, being ‘stabbed in the back’ by the weak weimar republic
-hitler wanted to copy mussolini in italy who successfully overthrew democracy creating a dictorship

Question 5

2 short term causes of munich putsch

Answer 5

-rohm introducing hitler to ludendorff also triggered the putsch
-nazis angry over the french occupation of the ruhr in 1923
- when streseman called off resistance against it

Question 6

short term consequences of the putsch (3)

Answer 6

looked like the nazis had failed
and hitler sent to prison for 5 yrs but only served 9 months
and nazi party was banned

Question 7

long term consequences of the putsch

Answer 7

hitler used the events and his trial to give the nazis publicity
in prison he wrote his best seller, mein kampf, sharing desire to destroy democracy and the inferior jews