HIS317H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Reichstag Fire, The Breakthrough, Beer Hall Putsch
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A party is founded, 1919-1920: german workers party, hitler becomes a formal member of the group, sets out the 25 points, wants it to be the party platform. Will appear in test: february 1920- nazi party is born, new thinking of germany as a racial entity. Debate over who is a racial comrade: at the beginning more club than party, anti-establishment, thinks of itself as a movement, one of many throughout germany, october 1923- communist attack on hamburg. Hitler"s march on munich: the beer-hall putsch, november 9, 1923: communist attack in north, nazis attacking in south, hitler and ludendorff planned for armed takeover of city. Munich is a haven for the far right, since kapp putsch: army units in place declared disloyalty to the weimar republic, hitler marches on the beer-hall with brown shirts. Begin to rely heavily on us loans. Building a mass party: hitler starts in the countryside.
