Was the Munich Beerhall Putsch a total failure?

Was the Munich Beerhall Putsch a total failure?

1. Yes

   • Hitler was arrested
     • Sentenced to 5yrs in prison
   • Hitler ran away
     • dislocated shoulder
     • Makes him look like a coward
   • Army and police crush the uprising
     • 16 Nazis died, only 3 police
   • Hitler was naive
     • truly believes he has Kahr's support
       • Allows Kahr to leave
         • Kahr betrays Hitler - alerts the Army
     • Hitler only has only 3000 stormtroopers
       • Not enough to take over Germany
     • Assumes he'll get the army's support
     • Nazis are a small, regional party - don't have country wide support

2. No

   • Support
     • Got Luddendorf on his side - famous WWI hero
     • Shows he had people prepared to die for him and his cause
   • Prison sentence
     • Only 5 yrs for a very serious crime
       • Only serves 9 months
         • shows judges were sympathetic to his ideas
     • He's treated well in prison
     • Writes his book 'Mein Kampf'
       • Gets his ideas across to more people
       • Becomes a bestseller
   • Trial
     • Uses his trial to give speeches
       • Printed in national newspapers
         • Makes the Nazis famous across the country
       • Nazis gain support
       • Becomes seen as the natural leader of the extreme right
   • Failure makes him change tactics
     • Aims to win power legally
     • 1924 elections Nazis win 32 seats
     • Ultimately in 1933 Hitler will be elected Chancellor

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