History 2147A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Beer Hall Putsch, German National People'S Party, Nazi Party
22 Oct 2018
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Beerhall putsch: november 8-9, 1923 (date, 1 mark, hitler leads attempted coup on german government (facts, 1 mark interchangeable, hitler fails and is put in jail for treason, learns he has to take power legally (significance, 2marks) Breakthrough: 1930-1932: 1928, 2. 6% of popular vote 12 seats, 1930, 18% of vote and 107 seats. The depression: 24 oct 1929, stock market crashes, stresemann dies 3 oct 1929, us calls back its loans, german unemployment at 6 million by 1932, grand coalition collapses, politics polarize even further. Political violence and upheaval: stahihelm- dnvp (300, 000, red front- kpd (130 000, reichsbanner-spd (2ish million, sa/brownshirts-nsdap(100,000, response to stagnation is radicalization and polarization, more people in the paramilitary arm rather than members. Job is to beat members of other parties up. Hitler over germany: part of 1932, visits 50 cities in 15 days, makes him more accessible. Presidential election campaign: uses his plane, people in 1930s not used to seeing political leaders.
