After World War I, the League of Nations got together and agreed that Germany was at fault for everything. A set of regulations was given to them in order to prevent another …show more content…
The economy was at it’s lowest. Money no longer had value. Germany had lost it’s place as second in the economic world. The Nazis felt the timing was right to attack. In order to become Germany’s leader, Hitler had to take drastic measures. They formed a plan that would make the Bavarian government acknowledge Hitler as their leader. Therefore, the Nazis, with the assistance of Erich Ludendorff (former World War I General), would kidnap the leaders of the Bavarian government and hold the men at gunpoint. "The National Revolution has begun!" Hitler shouted. The Munich Putsch was a failed attempt led by Adolf Hitler on November 8, 1923. Hitler was put on trial and was sentenced five years in prison. Then, nine months later, political pressure from the nazis forced his release. In the time that he was in prison he wrote his famous book, Mein Kampf. With the fame of his trial and book, along with the german dissatisfaction, he gain popularity in 1933. During that time, on February 27, 1933, the Reichstag building was burned down by the Nazis themselves in order to cause panic in the streets. Hitler took advantage of the situation and convinced Germany that the communist were to blame. He soon convinced members of the Reichstag to enable a law that would permit Hitler to pass laws without the participation of the Reichstag, leading Germany to a dictatorship. Hitler knew how to get to people’s emotions, giving him good public speaking skills. He promised them his empire would reign for a thousand