How Did Adolf Hitler Have A Putsch

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Tara Tonnesen Mr. Casey Holocaust Studies 3/31/14 On November the 8th and the 9th, Adolf Hitler along with the Nazi party held a putsch. A putsch is a violent attempt to overthrow a government which sometimes works and sometimes does not. In this case though, it did not. This attempted putsch was inspired by Benito Mussolini’s successful march on Rome from October the 22nd to the 29th of 1922. Hitler tried to seize power in Munich, Bavaria where over two thousand men gathered. Along the course of the two days, sixteen Nazis and four policemen were killed. Hitler also suffered a broken and dislocated arm in melee. All though it was resisted and put down by the police, Hitler proclaimed a resolution. Only a few days before the putsch began, Hitler promised Lossow that he would not attempt it. After he realized that he might have gotten an immediate response of affirmation, he quickly changed his mind. By midmorning on November 9th, Hitler began to feel that his attempt was going no where. Him as well as the other Putschists weren’t sure what to do and were ready to give up and walk away. Then suddenly someone cried out “Wir marschieren!” or “We will march!”. As they were marching around…show more content…
He decided he would play by the democratic game and get elected. On February 27th he held his first large meeting since the beer hall putsch. Hitler tried his hardest to reclaim his position as absolute leader but got put on a two year ban on public speaking due to repetition of old threats such as Jews and Marxists. Never the less that didn't stop him from completely gaining power in January of 1933. The lasting outcome of the putsch was the development and furthering of nazi propaganda. Works cited Kershaw, Ian. Hitler. New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. Print. Heyes, Eileen. Adolf Hitler. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 1994.
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