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What do you think is happening in this picture?

What do you think is happening in this picture?. Lesson Objectives. You will learn: Why Hitler attempted a Putsch What happened during the Putsch You will be able to answer exam questions about the events of the Munich Putsch. The Munich Putsch. 8 th & 9 th November 1923.

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What do you think is happening in this picture?

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  1. What do you think is happening in this picture?

  2. Lesson Objectives You will learn: • Why Hitler attempted a Putsch • What happened during the Putsch You will be able to answer exam questions about the events of the Munich Putsch.

  3. The Munich Putsch 8th & 9th November 1923

  4. Was the Putsch a Success or Failure? There are two interpretations of the Putsch: • It was a failure for the Nazis. The Putsch did not succeed. • It was a success for the Nazis. It launched the Nazis onto the national scene, and made Hitler famous.

  5. Where is Munich? • It is the main city in the German state of Bavaria.

  6. Glossary

  7. Background • Hitler had been leader of the Nazi party since 1921. • The party was based in Munich. • The Nazis had grown in strength, but most of their support was in Bavaria. • By 1922 the Nazi party had 3,000 members and the Prussian state government had made it an illegal organisation. • It was organised along military lines.In 1921 Hitler set up his own private army called the SA, (Sturm-Abteilung).

  8. What were Hitler’s aims? • To seize power in Germany by starting a revolt in Bavaria.

  9. Why did Hitler plan a revolt in Munich? • Nazis had grown in strength since 1919, but their main support was still in Bavaria. • They had 3,000 members in Bavaria. • The Bavarian government was right-wing. Hitler thought the Bavarian government would support him. • Gustav Kahr, (head of the Bavarian state government) had been plotting against the Reich government. Hitler wanted to force Kahr to act, as he was angry about the hesitation.

  10. Why did he attempt the Putsch in November 1923? • He thought the time was right as he felt that calling off the passive resistance in the Ruhr was a sign of weakness of the Reich government – a betrayal of Germany. • The army was right-wing. The Nazis thought it would support them against the government. • He thought the right-wing Bavarian government would support him.

  11. Task: What actually happened? In pairs • Carefully read the story of the Munich Putsch. Discuss and agree what were the main events of the day in chronological order. • Write a bullet point list of the events you have agreed on. • Colour your list with:one colour showing when things were going well for the Nazisandanother colour when things went badly.

  12. Check your learning: Have you learnt: • Why Hitler attempted a Putsch • What happened during the Putsch Do you feel you are able to answer exam questions about the events of the Munich Putsch?

  13. Exam Question Source B is about the Munich Putsch Source B In Bavaria, Hitler and General von Ludendorff saw a chance to overthrow the Bavarian Government in Munich. Their rising began in a beer cellar where the Bavarian governor, von Kahr, was making a speech. The Nazis then marched towards the town centre. 2. Describe the events of the Munich Putsch of November 1923. REMEMBER: Source and Recall

  14. Next lesson You will learn about the results of the Munich Putsch: • How the revolutionaries were treated. • How it changed the Nazi party

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