1. The Munich Putsch Aim – to explain what went wrong, its impact and what it shows about Weimar Germany The next day the three Bavarian leaders went back on their word and ordered the army to attack the SA. In the centre of Munich the two sides met. 16 Nazis were killed, and Hitler escaped with a dislocated shoulder. He and Ludendorff were arrested and charged with high treason. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGBmsXc9yuY 4 mins 45s. Watch this and write down what went wrong in the Munich Putsch.

2. Hitler imprisoned Hitler’s trial lasted 24 days, and catapulted him onto the front page of every German newspaper. Everything Hitler said was reported in the paper. Finally, he was speaking to a national audience. Hitler’s eloquence in his defence so impressed the judges that they set Ludendorff free and sentenced Hitler to five years imprisonment, with the chance of parole after six months. The other Nazis in the dock got off with equally light sentences. The Nazi party were banned and Hitler wasn’t allowed to speak in public until 1927.

3. Most of Hitler’s time in prison was spent writing Mein Kampf (my struggle), in which he described his ideas on history, politics, race and Germany’s future. After serving only nine months of his sentence, Hitler was set free. A police report said: “The moment he is set free, Hitler will … become the driving force of new and serious public riots…” The Nazis realised that they couldn’t try to take power by force. They decided they needed to be persuade people to vote for them. They also decided to use more propaganda and posters. The Nazis increasingly united behind Hitler and used his new book Mein Kampf.

4. What did the Munich Putsch make the Nazis realise? How would this change their ways? What does the Munich Putsch show about Weimar Germany in 1923?

5. They didn’t win any seats before 1924, but they did increase in numbers from 515 members in 1920 to 6000 members in 1922. Why did they increase in membership? They didn’t win any seats until 1928. Why was this?

6. What does your homework show you about Nazi propaganda? Why did this occur?

7. Warning – you will sit a timed a question next Thursday.

8. Homework – due Monday Read p. 135 and make a fact file on – Key events from each Chancellor – Whether Hitler moved closer to getting power under each Chancellor and why this was