munich putsch

• hitler and some armed nazi supporters stormed a beer hall in munich, where a meeting of bavarian officials was taking place
• the economic instability due to hyperinflation created the perfect opportunity for hitler to seize power in bavaria
• on the evening of november 8th 1923 hitler declared a 'national revolution' and that he would overthrow the goverment
• he held the officials at gunpoint, forcing them to support him
• the next day, november 9th they marched through munich and took over important government buildings
• the nazis were met by police
• 16 nazis and 4 policemen were killed
• the putsch failed, and hitler fled but was arrested 2 days later
• hitler was tried from treason in 1924 but used the trial to gain national attention for his ideas
• he was sentenced for 5 years but was only there for 9 months
• during his time in prison, he wrote mein kampf outlining his political ideology
• the munich putsch was a failure, but it helped hitler and the nazi party to gain publicity and laid the groundwork for their rise in power in the 1930s
• the failure of the munich putsch taught hitler that the nazi power would have to win power democratically rather that by force
• key changes hitler made to the german worker's party


  designed the swastika symbol to attract attention

  set up the SA (stormtroopers) to guard hitlers meetings and distrupt other political parties' meetings