The Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch) and Mien Kampf
Notes
- Beginnings of Hitler
- 1923, Munich/Beer hall putsch
- An attempt to overthrow the government after protesting the French and
- Supposed to be like Mussolini’s March on Rome
- It fails
- Both Hitler and Gen. Ludendorff arrested and sent to Landsberg Prison
- While in prison Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf” (My struggle) with the help of Rudolf Hess
- He outlines the future of Nazism in this book including:
- Lebensraum
- Anti-SemitismAnti-communist
- Need to re-arm and get rid of Versailles
- The rise of the Aryan Race
Summary
The beer hall putsch was the beginning of Adolf Hitler's rise to power. in 1923, Hitler explained a plan to create a perfect country and take over the government. It was supposed to be like Mussolini's march on rome, but it failed terribly and Hitler ended up in prison. while in prison, he wrote a book titles "Mien Kampf" which basically told us everything Hitler planned to do when he left prison. some of the things included his anti-Semitic and anti-communist views, as well as his plan to re-arm Germany, and the rise of the Aryan race.
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Why do you think that beer halls were so popular?
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“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”
- Adolph Hitler
- Adolph Hitler