Hitler wanted total power over all of Germany so that he could strengthen Germany’s economy and crush all political opposition. His quest for power led to his unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Bavarian government in Munich. The Great Depression, though, helped Hitler and the Nazi Party regain their popularity, which, in turn, paved a way for Hitler’s rise to power in Germany.
Hitler, at first, succeeded in capturing Bavarian officials in the Buergerbraukeller beer hall in Munich. Shortly after their capture, though, the officials somehow escaped and rapidly regained control of the police and the armed forces. The coup was crushed when the Bavarian army and police fired at Hitler and his advancing troops. Few of Hitler’s men were killed and Hitler was sentenced to prison for five years.
Hitler used his time in prison, at the Landsberg castle, to draw from his failure at the Buergerbraukeller beer hall and learn from that experience. He also used the time to formulate the first volume of his Mein Kampf, his political autobiography that included his various ideas on race, government and politics.
“Hitler’s ideas included inequality among races, nations and individuals as part of an unchangeable natural order that exalted the ‘Aryan race’ as the creative element of mankind”, says John Lukacs. “According to Hitler, the natural unit of mankind was the Volk (the people), of which the German people was the greatest,” Lukacs adds. Parliamentary democratic government stood in direct opposition to Hitler’s idea because it assumed that all people were born equal. Hitler ardently maintained that people were not equal.
His greatest enemy was not liberal democracy in Germany. It was the socialists who embraced the idea of equality and social democracy. Hitler’s greatest enemy of all was the Jews.
Hitler actually spent less than a year in prison before he was released. The length of time he served his sentence is debated by historians. According toe John Lukacs, Hitler was released after nine months. Phil Stokes, on the other hand, asserts that he was released from prison after only serving six months of his sentence.
In the mid-1920s, at the time of his release, the Nazi Party and its newspapers had already been banned by the government and Hitler was forbidden to make any public speeches. Yet, Hitler continued to work behind the scenes. Throughout the 1920s he succeeded in increasing party membership and developed the organization of the Nazi party throughout Germany with the help of a colleague, Gregor Strasser from northern Germany. During this time, Hitler also created the famous SS (Schutzstaffel) which was intended to serve as his personal body guard.
Hitler campaigned hard, promising the people that he will find a way to restore Germany’s economy and end their hardship. His promise won him the support of both the army and the big industrialists. By September of 1929, the Nazi Party was standing as the second largest political party in the Reichstag.
In February 1932 Hitler decided to run against Hindenburg in the upcoming Presidential election, but lost this campaign and was forced to wait for another election. Paul von Hindenburg refused to appoint Hitler as Chancellor as he feared that Hitler would turn the government into a dictatorship. However, a year and a half passed and Hindenburg did not find a political candidate with a good standing in the elections. Therefore, on 30 January 1933, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor, a title Hitler would abuse in the years to come.
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The Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler firmly believed that he was the only one who could strengthen Germany’s government and restore its dismal economy. However, the Bavarian government stood in his way. Throughout the year of 1923 Hitler schemed to overthrow the Bavarian government in Munich. This plot came to fruition in November of that year when Hitler led an attempt to take over the local Bavarian government, an event that became known as the Beer Hall Putsch.Hitler, at first, succeeded in capturing Bavarian officials in the Buergerbraukeller beer hall in Munich. Shortly after their capture, though, the officials somehow escaped and rapidly regained control of the police and the armed forces. The coup was crushed when the Bavarian army and police fired at Hitler and his advancing troops. Few of Hitler’s men were killed and Hitler was sentenced to prison for five years.
Mein Kampf
“Hitler’s ideas included inequality among races, nations and individuals as part of an unchangeable natural order that exalted the ‘Aryan race’ as the creative element of mankind”, says John Lukacs. “According to Hitler, the natural unit of mankind was the Volk (the people), of which the German people was the greatest,” Lukacs adds. Parliamentary democratic government stood in direct opposition to Hitler’s idea because it assumed that all people were born equal. Hitler ardently maintained that people were not equal.
His greatest enemy was not liberal democracy in Germany. It was the socialists who embraced the idea of equality and social democracy. Hitler’s greatest enemy of all was the Jews.
Hitler Re-Builds the Nazi Party
In the mid-1920s, at the time of his release, the Nazi Party and its newspapers had already been banned by the government and Hitler was forbidden to make any public speeches. Yet, Hitler continued to work behind the scenes. Throughout the 1920s he succeeded in increasing party membership and developed the organization of the Nazi party throughout Germany with the help of a colleague, Gregor Strasser from northern Germany. During this time, Hitler also created the famous SS (Schutzstaffel) which was intended to serve as his personal body guard.
Hitler Becomes Chancellor in Germany
The collapse of the Stock Exchange in 1929 worked very much in Hitler’s favour. The global recession that resulted from the crash of the stock market hit Germany the hardest. Commerce with foreign countries dried up and, consequently, industrial production in Germany slumped, putting millions of people out of work.Best Hotels in Granada, Nicaragua
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Hitler campaigned hard, promising the people that he will find a way to restore Germany’s economy and end their hardship. His promise won him the support of both the army and the big industrialists. By September of 1929, the Nazi Party was standing as the second largest political party in the Reichstag.
In February 1932 Hitler decided to run against Hindenburg in the upcoming Presidential election, but lost this campaign and was forced to wait for another election. Paul von Hindenburg refused to appoint Hitler as Chancellor as he feared that Hitler would turn the government into a dictatorship. However, a year and a half passed and Hindenburg did not find a political candidate with a good standing in the elections. Therefore, on 30 January 1933, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor, a title Hitler would abuse in the years to come.
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