Munich putsch -> Berlin

What was good and bad about the munich putsch 

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Munich putsch

Advantages

  • Trail gave him national platform to present his ideas
  • He impressed the audience -> persuaded them + got support
  • Gained reputation -> Published book -> Mein Kampf
  • Served 9 months of a 5 year sentence
  • After failures he came out stronger
  • newspapers around world reported about him = publicity
  • Impression -> ideas solidified
  • Create effective propaganda for NSDAP
  • Gained support of Ludendorf
  • Trail showed hitler to be born leader
  • Hitler realised he had to do thing legal from now on

Disadvantages

  • He let Kahr and colleagues go ->  wasn't able to keep his pledge at gun point
  • Berlin heard about it and ordered Bavania to stop it
  • Hitler & Ludendorff were arrested
  • They lost 16 men
  • Hitler hurt his shoulder
  • Newspapers around world made him seem bad
  • Police & army were ready and waiting -> plot leaked
  • Thought had Police & Army support = NO
  • Weimar GOV got chance to show of their authority

Evaluation

SUCESS = even though they had some deaths and Hitler got arrested he had finally got the chance to speak his ideas to the public and got much more support -> gave foundation to his propaganda

Comments

Miss E

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Really good idea for a table on the successes and failures of the Munich Putsch and has rightly made the point that though it failed in the short term it was a long term success. A common exam question (To what extent was the Munich Putsch a success for Hitler?)  so make sure you feel able to answer it fully.