o Anti-Semitism which grew during that period of depression and from the racial theories of the time
o Radical right-wing politics (i.e.: Pan-German League) in favor of authoritarianism.
From its founding to the putsch of 1923:
o Founded during the chaotic period immediately after WWI. Bavaria was then under the control of a right wing Gov. which sheltered extremists (including the Nazis)
o Formed Jan. 9th 1919 under the name German Workers Party (DAP), Hitler joined as propaganda chief in Sept.
o Aug. 1921: Hitler became leader and introduced: the notion of the leader / a more centralized system w/ all branches subject to the authority of the original branch in Munich.
o June 1922: the now renamed National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) is banned in all states except Bavaria.
The Munich or ‘Beer Hall’ Putsch:
o End 1922: Germany defaulted on reparation payments
o Jan. 1923: Invasion......
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