The ‘Lean Years’, 1924 -28
Nazis in the wilderness, 24-29
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Two interpretations of the consequences of the Munich Putsch
Summary
  • This period was a ‘quiet’ time for the Nazis - a time of rebuilding and restructuring after the failed Beerhall Putsch.
  • It was a time that Hitler decided to win power by ‘democratic means’ - he said, “ if out voting them takes longer than out shooting them at least the results will be guaranteed by their own constitution” (and he did.....see election stats below)
  • Your main task is to determine the ‘significance’ of this restructuring period and the part played by Hitler. In other words, would the Nazis have been able to exploit the circumstances of the depression had it not been for this repositioning of the Party?