A summary of the Munich Putsch from the Weimar and Nazi Germany paper (paper 3) of the GCSE Pearson Edexcel History course. Includes causes of/factors behind the Putsch, key features of the Putsch, consequences/impacts of the Putsch and the Nazi Party's progress.
Why did Hitler feel the ‘time was right’ to attempt a violent takeover of the Bavarian state
government – leading to a wider national uprising against the Weimar government?
• German humiliation following the French occupation of the Ruhr. Many German people were
furious that the Weimar Republic eventually called off passive resistance to the French
occupation
• Hitler hated the Weimar Republic
• Weimar was disgraced; Hitler believed people across Germany would support him instead
• Growth of the Nazi Party. The Nazi party had increased support by 1923, especially in Bavaria
• Hitler detested Versailles and wanted to remove the terms of the treaty
• Hitler had won the support of General Ludendorff, the former army Commander-in-Chief, an
extremely popular figure
• The SA would be used as armed support
• Hitler was confident that Kahr and the army in Bavaria would support him
• Weimar blamed for hyperinflation
Key features of the Putsch:
• On the evening of 8 November 1923, Hitler had 600 Nazis seized at the Bürgerbräukeller (a
huge beer hall in Munich)
• Kahr, Seisser and Lossow were attending a political meeting
• Hitler placed the three leaders in a room and won promises of support for his planned
takeover from them after they had been held at gunpoint
• The three leaders were allowed to leave the building, and the following day Seisser and
Lossow changed their minds and organised troops and police to resist Hitler’s planned armed
march through Munich
• Despite his plans having fallen apart, Hitler continued the march
• The Nazis only had about 2,000 rifles and when they were challenged they were no match
for the well-armed police force
• 16 Nazis and four police officers were killed
• The incident was soon over and the Nazis scattered
• Hitler disappeared but was arrested two days later on the day that the Nazi Party was
banned
Consequences/impacts of the Putsch:
Hitler personally:
• Arrested with his main supporter, Erich Ludendorff, and tried for treason
• The trial gave Hitler nationwide publicity and introduced him to the German public via the
press
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