why did hitler believe he could seize power in 1923 1.2 Flashcards
why did hitler believe he could seize power in 1923 ( in relation to Italy)
- He saw a lot of similarities between himself and Mussolini, which had done exactly that in Rome. He believed that if he copied exactly what Mussolini did he would get the same result
what similarities did he and Mussolini have
- both used proportional representation
- both had a personal army
why was it beneficial to use proportional representation
it made it more difficult for parties to get a majority
why did Hitler believe the army would follow him
He had the support of Erich Ludendorfs who Hitler promised he could be in charge of the army after his rebellion. He was a respected WW1 general. Hitler believed that the army would follow suite after the general if he showed support in Hitler
Why would he think people would want a new government/ allow Hitler to rule
Everybody hated the Weimar government and hyperinflation was at its peak, and people blamed the government so would be happy to overthrow them.- hyperinflation was at its peak
Why would people like Hitlers extremist and hateful views of the other countries
they were happy he was fighting for his country and standing up to France. Stresseman had surrendered to the treaty and the people didn’t want France to control germany
why did he believe he could seize power in regard to munich leaders
the local leaders of Munich would have been easily convinced to join him especially if he had the support of Luddendorf and the army as they were right wings and were planning on overthrowing the gov. anyways
nazi members at that time ( a lot ?)
the nazi party had grown massively in numbers in 1923 and had 20,000 members
how many of the members in 1923 were part of the SA
15000
why did hitler believe he would win with the support of army and public
They were the strongest they had ever been and with the support of the public and army, there was no way the state would be able to stop him
what could go wrong in relation to public
he didn’t know for sure if the public would support him. Was an educated guess which could have gone very badly
what could go wrong considering his allies
he could be betrayed. Ludenddorf could decide he would no longer support him meaning he would lose support of the whole army or region leaders in Bavaria could rally against him.
what could go wrong for hitler himself
Death, If he died during the march, the nazis would have to retreat and surrender without their leader. H e also didn’t have backup so if things turned violent he wouldn’t be safe. ( could also be imprisoned)
What could go wrong considering social and economical factors / workers
workers could have gone on strike if they didn’t want hitler as ruler.
SA, what could go wrong
hitler assumed that the SA would be powerful and strong enough to overthrow the opposition
why was Hitler foolish to believe that it would work
he relied on things that were out of his control and out of chance
was he succesfull
no
what was he right about
that the public hated the Weimar government and germany was in a huge economic mess and state.
what was he wrong about (4)
- believing local leaders would support him
- believing the SA was big and powerful enough to overthrow a government
- the public support him
- The army did not follow him
what views did a lot of people agree with
- he was blaming the jews by sending antisimetic messages and rendering them scapegoats which was very popular
- he was against the TOV
- He was into nationalism- fighting for Germany
did someone betray hitler and how did it impact him
Von Kahr and von Lossow betrayed hitler by calling off the Putsch and ending their support for it. This was a huge blow for Hitler as he wouldn’t be able to take power without their support
How did Von Kahr betray Hitler
by calling in state police ( which had not followed hitler despite Luddendorfs support)
what happened after Kahr’s betrayal
article 48 was called by Ebert and the army and police clashed with the nazis
Was Hitler hurt
He was shot
What happened to hitler and the Nazi party after
he was put in prison 2 days later and sentenced to 5 years in prison as well as being banned to speaking in public until 1927, and the Nazi party was banned
why was the putsch not a complete failure
Hitler got a very light sentence, showing that powerful judges sympathised with him. he was able to to use the publicity of his trial to spread his message across the country
what did Von Lossow do in october
called off the putsch and ended their support on october 4
what was the beer hall storming and when was it
on november 8th, hitler stormed into a beer hall where Lossow and Kahr were speaking and used 60,000 SA to intimidate them to support him
what did Von kahr do
called the state police
did Hitler have Luddendorfs support and did the army suppoet him
yes, but it wasn’t enough for the army and police to follow him
what happened after Kahr called the police
article 48 was called and army and police fought with the nazis
was Hitler wounded
yes, he was shot
when was Hitler arrested
2 days after the putsch
what were the consequences of the munich Putsch (3)
nazi party was banned
hitler in prison for 5 years
Hitler banned from speaking in public until 1927
what were the long term successes of the Munich Putsch
- wrote mein kampf which millions of germans read and his ideology became even more well known
- the fact that the judge had granted so little time to Hitler showed that people in power sympathide with what he did
- Hitler realised that he would never come to power by revolution and that he would have to use democratic means, so he reorganised the party to enable it to take part in elections
