Reasons for the Munich Putsch

• What were some reasons for German anger at the end of WW1?

  The 'stab in the back' myth, reparations, and the loss of colonies
• Why was nationalist sentiment against the Weimar Republic strong in Bavaria?

  Bavarian nationalist leaders like Gustav von Kahr sympathized with the NSDAP's right-wing politics
• Who influenced Hitler in the formation of the NSDAP?

  Mussolini and his Fascist party in Italy
• What significant event did Mussolini undertake in 1922?


  A 'march on Rome' to overthrow democracy in Italy
• Where was nationalist sentiment against the Weimar Republic particularly strong?

  Bavaria
• When did hyperinflation peak and why was it a reason for the Munich Putsch?

  November 1923, which was the same time they set for the attempt to overthrow the government, the putsch hoped to build people’s anger.
• Why did people think the Weimar Republic was weak in the face of provocation?

  French occupation of the Ruhr in January 1923
• Many Germans were angry at the circumstances at the end of WW1, the ‘stab in the back’ myth, reparations and the loss of colonies.
• Nationalist sentiment against the Weimar Republic was particularly strong in Bavaria, where the NSDAP. Bavarian nationalist state leaders like Gustav von Kahr sympathised with the NSDAP’s right-wing politics.
• Hitler was influenced by the example of Mussolini’s Fascist party in Italy. Mussolini had a ‘march on Rome’ to

  overthrow democracy in Italy in 1922.
• Hyperinflation peaked in November 1923, the time set for the overthrow of the government to be attempted.

  The putsch hoped to build on people’s anger.
• There was a perception by some Germans that the Weimar Republic was weak in the face of provocation, such as the French occupation of the Ruhr in January 1923.