HISB31H3 Lecture : March 16 2010.doc
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Army allowed monarchy to fall (realized they could not win the war, they wanted to be rid of the monarchy, allowed a caretaker government t come in) March 18,1920 kapp putsch ( army control){ launched a coup: against his own leadership but was defeated, it allowed them to openly ask the govt for more control of the state} Nov 6-8 1923 munich putsch (emergency powers) { by this time the nazi party becomes a thorn in the side of the military, military given even more power,} 1928-1931 army-nazi rapprochement {create an understanding, nazis join army , allows nazi party to crack away at the current power} From this point onward nazi work against the gov"t. Jan 1933 hidenburg refuses emergency ( powers to schleicher, hitler forms gov"t, Hitler does not seize power, uses democracy to crack down on govt itself once in power. Mar 1933 suspends the constitution ( cannot really do that )
