An excellent presentation from 4 of my year 10 students on why the Munich Putsch failed.

1. By Louise Naughton, Ella Dimascio, Nathan Hughes and William Seddon

2.  An attempt to take power, and
instigate a revolution in November
1923 led by Adolf Hitler .
 Inspired by a Revolution in
Russia, which showed power could
be gained in this way.
 Terrible planning and misjudgement
led to its failure and later the
imprisonment of Hitler.

3.  At the time Germany was in a desperate state
– the crisis facing the Weimar government
made it a great opportunity for them to
succeed
 People already hated the government for
signing the Treaty – Hitler had nothing to lose
 Mussolini had marched into Rome and
successfully took over the Italian
government – Hitler had some inspiration.
 Hitler thought he would be able to gain
the support of both the army and the
Bavarian leaders

5. President Ebert…. We must pay the
reparations that the Treaty of
Versailles demanded and end the
passive resistance in the Ruhr. It is the
only way to get out of the mess
we, Germany are in!

6.  September 1923:
 Gustav Stresemann and President Ebert gave in to France and Belgium
and ended passive resistance in the Ruhr Valley.
 To combat hyperinflation they realised they must pay the reparations it
owed as demanded by the Treaty of Versailles .
 However this infuriated many people – it made Germany appear weak!

7. The Weimar Republic…

8. At the time:
 The Weimar Republic was considered weak and unable to stand up for
Germany
 People were becoming more and more fed up and felt a strong sense of
contempt towards them
 Hitler knew that this would be a good time to challenge the government
because they were not at all popular

9. I will not take NO for a ANSWER!

10. November 8th 1923:
 At a meeting, at a beer hall in Munich the Bavarian Prime
Minister, Gustav Kahr and his chiefs Seisser, and Lossow were
addressing a meeting of around 3000 businessmen.
 Hitler’s SA’s barged into the beer hall so they could gain their
support.
 They forced the head of the Bavarian Government – Gustav von
Kahr to join them the next day (by threatening him with a gun)
in their attempt to overthrow the government.

11. Hitler, just doesn’t know me well
enough really! Tomorrow anyhow he
will pay …

12.  Kahr managed to get away from the Nazis and he contacted the
State Police, informing them of their plan of a putsch.
 When Hitler marched on Munich the revolt was crushed, 16 Nazis
were killed.
 Hitler was arrested 2 days later. The putsch was a failure but it did
show that the Government could easily be attacked by extremist
groups!

15.  Hitler’s made the mistake of forcing Von Kahr, Von Seisser and Von Lossow
(Army Officer) to support him in starting a revolution and join the rebellion.
 Terrible planning; Hitler did not plan what Ludendorff should have done in
the event that Kahr and his chiefs asked to leave.
 Hitler was still relatively unknown and new to the political scene, with
minimal support where as the current government had the support of the
police and army.
 Hitler had assumed the army and police would support him and join in with
the putsch however they stayed true to the Weimar Republic.
 Hitler did not have the support of local Bavarian leaders.
 The Nazis were poorly equipped and badly organised- lacked firing pins.

16. The Munich Putsch may
have failed but I WILL
make it a success!

18.  Hitler’s trial meant Nazi party gained extensive publicity; it was
used as a form of propaganda
 The Nazi ideals were spreading around Germany, reaching the
ears of millions of potential members.
In Prison:
 Hitler wrote Mein Kampf , a book summing up the Nazi ideals and
all of Hitler’s thoughts and philosophies – it got Hitler more
popularity
 Hitler decided to change the way the party would try to gain
power; he decided they would work using democratic methods
not violence.

19. Told you it would be a success…
If the putsch didn’t fail, I
wouldn’t have been sent to
prison, I wouldn’t have written
‘Mein Kampf’ and ultimately I
wouldn’t have gained Chancellor
position in 1933!

21. Who betrayed Hitler and informed the state
police that the Putsch was going to happen the
next day?
A) Himmler
B) SA army
C) Gustav Von Kahr

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24. Which of the following is a reason why the Putsch
failed?
A) Hitler had too many supporters and it got out
of hand.
B)The Nazi’s were poorly equipped –
They didn’t have enough firing pins
C) Hitler told his followers the wrong information

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27. What happened to Hitler as a result of failing the
Putsch?
A)He dislocated his shoulder and was arrested two
days later ,after hiding in his friend’s house.
B)He committed suicide.
C)He ran away- back to Austria.

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30. How many Nazi’s died in the Putsch?
A) 20
B) 16
C) 24

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33. Why was the failure of the Munich Putsch at the same
time a success...Which of the following shows how
it was most sucessful?
A)Hitler gained popularity, spread his Nazi ideals and
changed the way the Nazi’s would gain power.
B)Hitler didn’t get a harsh trial
C) Hitler lost support

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