Was the MBHP a total failure?

Was the MBHP a total failure?

1. Yes

   • Hitler was arrested
     • Was sentenced to 5yrs in prison
   • He didn't seize full power
     • He had aimed to overthrow the govt.
     • Army and the police crushed the uprising
       • 16 Nazis killed only three police
   • Hitler was naive
     • Hitler allows Kahr to leave
     • He truly believes he has Kahr's support
       • Hitler should have realised that Kahr would say anything in order not to be killed.  His support was not genuine
     • Only had 3000 troops - not enough to take power
     • Nazi Party was a small regional party - doesn't have sufficient support
   • Badly prepared
     • Hitler just assumed the army would support
     • rifles for the uprising arrive without firing pins - makes them useles
   • Hitler ran away
     • Makes him look like a coward

2. No

   • Prison Sentence
     • Spends his time in prison writing his book - Mein Kampf
       • Gets his views known
         • gains support
       • becomes a best seller
     • Only sentenced to 5yrs - very short for his crime
       • Only serves 9months HIs time in prison is easy
       • Shows important people, like judges, like his views
   • Trial
     • Uses his trial to give speeches
       • reported in national newspapers
         • Turns the Nazi party into a national group
       • Impressed people with his ability as a speaker
       • Becomes seen as the natural leader of the extreme right
   • Makes Hitler realise he can't take power by force - Nazis change tactics after 1924
     • In 1924 elections Nazis win 32 seats
     • Ultimately Hitler will be elected Chancellor and gain total power