The Munich Putsch Lesson starter 1 How had

The Munich Putsch Lesson starter: 1. How had hyperinflation affected the Weimar Government's popularity? 2. How might hyperinflation help the Nazis?

Today we will… • Understand the events of the Munich Putsch • Assess how Hitler used his trial and imprisonment to his political advantage

Background… • As we know, the Weimar government were in a weak position • They had experienced revolt in Berlin and had little support • After Hyperinflation, support for the Weimar government was at an all time low • Adolf Hitler was someone who wanted to take advantage of this weak position…

• Hitler had found himself as the leader of a small party called the German Workers’ Party • Their name changed to the NSDAP (or Nazis) • The group planned a putsch, or takeover, which he would lead • They would take over Munich in Bavaria first, followed by the rest of Germany

Vocabulary PUTSCH An attempt to take over a country or area

Who supported the Munich Putsch? • General Ludendorff, WWI military hero • The SA, or ‘brownshirts’, a paramilitary group attached to the Nazi party SA Brownshirt Ludendorff and Hitler

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Events of the Putsch - November 1923 Hitler burst into a Beer hall where Von Kahr, head of Bavaria was speaking and put a gun to his head He announced he was taking over Bavaria Ludendorff allowed Von Kahr and his men to leave (they called police) The next day Hitler and other Nazis marched through Munich and were met by the army A violent street battle occurred between the SA and the army

Lesson Starter • Copy and complete the following: • The ______ Putsch took place in 1923. The leader of the _____ Party Adolf Hitler attempted to ____ the Bavarian Government and eventually seize control of _______. This attempt ended in ____ for the Nazis. • Disaster Nazi Munich Overthrow Germany

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Results of the Munich Putsch • 16 Nazis were killed • 4 policemen were killed • Hitler was arrested and tried – he used his trial to inform people of his radical political ideas • Ludendorff was allowed to go free • People began hearing about ‘Herr Hitler’ through his trial/ prison time

• Hitler was sentenced to 5 years but served only 9 months • It was in jail he wrote his famous autobiography Mein Kampf (my struggle)

‘The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew’ Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf

Today’s Task – imaginative writing • Imagine you are Adolf Hitler in 1923. You are going to write a letter to his sister, Angela • You should describe the events of the Munich Putsch as if Angela has no idea about it • You must include Today's date 1924 • The aim of the Putsch Dear Angela, • The events of the I write this letter from Putsch Landsberg prison. I know you • The results of the have no idea I am in prison. Let me tell you what happened… Putsch

Today we will… • Understand the events of the Munich Putsch • Assess how Hitler used his trial and imprisonment to his political advantage