Germany Munich Putsch

• German worker's party


  The original name for the right-wing Nazi party when it was founded in 1919
• NASDP


  National Socialist German Workers' Party - the Nazi Party's new name from 1920. Although they are called socialists they are right-wing
• Nazi Supporters

  Unemployed, many ex-soldiers; some support from upper and middle classes who feared communists
• Munich Putsch


  An armed attempt to take over the Bavarian government by the right-wing Nazi Party in November 1923
• The Plan


  Take over Bavaria and then march to Berlin. Overturn the treaty of Versailles, return Germany to its former glory and destroy the Communists.
• Beer Hall


  The armed Nazis stormed a meeting of the right-wing government led by von Karr at a beer hall.
• Mistakes


  Ludendorff, the WW1 General who was the front man for the Putsch, let the politicians alert the army and police
• Violence


  Hitler and 2,000 Nazis marched through Munich hoping to gather more support but were met by armed police. 16 Nazis and 3 police were killed.
• Arrested


  Both Hitler and Ludendorff were captured by the Munich police and put on trial
• Publicity


  Hitler's trial was reported nationally giving him a platform to air his views and gain more support from those on the right-wing who shared his views
• Prison


  Hitler was convicted and imprisoned but the sentence was very short due to the right-wing sympathies of the judge
• Mein Kampf


  Hitler wrote a book detailing his ideas and plans for putting them into place whilst in prison. It would later become a best seller.
• Success


  Whilst the Putsch failed, the publicity enabled the Nazis to gain wealthy backers who would finance their elections campaigns in the 1930s
• Change of tactics


  Hitler's experience led him to change the parties methods with them seeking to gain power through winning elections rather than violence