The Beer Hall Putsch

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Ryan

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What happened first during the Beer Hall Putsch
The leader of Bavaria at the time Von Kahr held an important meeting in a beer hall
Hitler and 600 of his Nazi supporters stormed into the meeting
Hitler climbed onto a table and shouted "The national revolution has begun"
What happened second during the Beer Hall Putsch
General Ludendorff (a WW1 hero) promised to support Hitler because he was impressed with what he was planning
Hitler took the main leaders attending the event were taken to a side room and 'persuaded' to support Hitler at the point of a gun
Hitler came out of the room with the leaders and said 'your leaders are with us' which gave the impression that the Putsch had succeeded
What happened third during the Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler left general Ludendorff in charge of the Beer Hall while Hitler sorted problems out in other parts of the city
After gaining the promise of support, he let the leaders go free
Von Kahr put out a statement saying he had only supported Hitler because he was being threatened with a gun and all that he said was now null
What happened fourth in the Beer Hall Putsch
On hearing the Bavarian leaders had withdrawn their support, Hitler decided to march on the centre of Munich to gain the publics support
Hitler and Ludendorff led 3000 Nazis into the centre where they found they were blocked by police
A standoff occurred which resulted in 14 Nazi members and 3 police men were killed in the standoff
Hitler and Ludendorff were later captured and put on trial
Why was Hitlers sentence lenient
The judge was a Nazi-sympathiser
What did the Nazi-sympathising judge allow Hitler to do
He allowed him to question witnesses and make political speeches
He was sentenced to 5 years in jail but was reduced to 9 months
He was allowed lots of visitors and had an open cell
Hitler also wrote his book, Mein Kampf, in prison
What did Hitler realise he can't do
He realised he could not overthrow the government so his aim was to win power legally