What were the causes of the Munich Putsch 8 - 9th November 1923

Aims of the lesson C: Describe the causes and key events of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch B: Explain the causes and key events of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch A-A*: Assess the causes and key events of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch

Where is Munich? Europe Germany Munich

Munich Putsch

What was the significance of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch Step One: Causes Step Two: Key Events Step Three: Consequences Date Event 8th November 1923 9th November 1923 Consider the following factors: Hyperinflation Gustav Stresemann's new government The crack down on extremist groups Consider the following factors Increased publicity for the Nazi Party The treatment of Hitler at his trial and during his imprisonment The tactics and success of the NSDAP Place the causes of the MBHP in a hierarchy Note down the key events of the 8th and 9th November 1923 Make a MindMap of the consequences of the MBHP

What was the significance of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch Step One: Causes Step Two: Key Events Step Three: Consequences Date Event 8th November 1923 9th November 1923 Place the causes of the MBHP in a hierarchy Note down the key events of the 8th and 9th November 1923 Make a MindMap of the consequences of the MBHP

SPLAT! Colonies Ruhr Hyperinflation Clause 231 Hitler Putsch SA 1919 1923 Munich Diktat Reparations Demilitarised

Munich Putsch 8 November 1923 Hitler’s troops storm a meeting in a Munich beer hall Hitler feels time is right for a putsch Munich Putsch 8 November 1923 Hitler arrested Hitler forces important people to agree to a putsch at gunpoint Police barricade – 16 Nazis killed, rest run away Important people manage to escape Hitler and Ludendorff march 3000 SA men towards army HQ

 Mid Lesson Plenary Think Pair Share Overall do you think the Munich Putsch was a success or a failure? Think Pair Share

How successful was the Munich Putsch? What can you learn from this source about the Munich Putsch? Source A “In the afternoon Hitler, Ludendorff and their supporters set off on a march through Munich. They had few weapons. 2000 rifles which had been secretly supplied by the German army had no firing pins. In the Odeonplatz they were met by a group of Bavarian state troopers. In the fight that followed 16 Nazis were killed along with four troopers. Hitler’s colleague Goering was seriously wounded. Ludendorff was arrested at the scene. Hitler stayed in the background and fled the scene but was arrested 48 hours later.” Richard Radway, 2004.

How successful was the Munich Putsch? How does this source add to our knowledge of the event gained from Source A? Source B Hitler fell, either pulled down or seeking cover. One man alone kept his head. Ludendorff marched steadily on, pushed through the line of police…the situation might have been saved but not a single man followed him. Hitler at the critical moment lost his nerve. According to eyewitnesses, one of them a National Socialist…, Hitler was the first to scramble to his feet and…allowed himself to be pushed…into a yellow motorcar. A Bullock, 1952.

How successful was the Munich Putsch? What does the phrase ‘seemed to snatch some kind of victory out of the jaws of defeat ’ tell you about the overall success of the Munich Putsch? Source C It was at this point that Hitler seemed to snatch some kind of victory out of the jaws of defeat. The trial gave him a national platform on which to speak…Newspapers throughout Germany and around the world reported his claim that he had led the movement against the ‘treasonable’ Weimar system… Lacey and Shephard, 1997.

How successful was the Munich Putsch? According to Sources C and D, what ‘victories’ could the Nazis claim to have achieved? Source D The court was also sympathetic to Hitler. Instead of sentencing him to death as it might have done, it gave him the minimum sentence for the offence – five years imprisonment. The judges also made it clear that he could expect an early release. In fact, Hitler served just nine months of his sentence…He spent much of the time dictating the first part of his book, Mein Kampf (‘My Struggle’). Imprisonment provided Hitler with a period of enforced leisure in which he was able to sort out his main ideas. Stephen Lee, 1996.

Extended Response Questions Successes Failures Extended Response Questions

Level Mark Descriptor 1 1-2 Simple or generalised statements The candidate makes statements which lack any supporting knowledge or makes unsupported generalisations. 2 3-5 Developed statements The candidate supports their statement with relevant contextual knowledge. 3 6-8 Developed explanation An explanation of more than one factor supported by selected knowledge.

What do you consider to have been the successes of the Munich Putsch? What does each illustration depict: