1923 Munich/Beer Hall Putsch
- An attempt to overthrow the government after protesting the French Occupation of the Ruhr
- Supposed to be like Mussolini's march on Rome
- It fails
- Both Hitler and Gen. Ludendorff arrested and sent to Landsberg Prison
"All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach."
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Mein Kampf
- While in prison Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle) with the help of Rudolf Hess
- He outlined the future of Nazism in this book including
- Lebensraum
- Anti-Semitism
- Anti-Communist (get rid of the left wing)
- Need to re-arm and get rid of Versailles
- The rise of the Aryan Race
- This book was forced to read in school.
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SUMMARY
Hitler was determined to take over control and gain power, mainly in Munich, Bavaria, and also in Germany. Doing so, he ended up having consequences and was put as a prisoner in jail. While he was in jail, he wrote"Mein Kampf," which was about the future of Nazism. He wrote this as an attempt to overthrow the government after the french was protesting the Ruhr.