eches. He promised to restore the economy, assure work for all and lead Germany into greatness again. To help him accomplish this, Hitler organized a private army he called the storm troopers. His army fought the armies of the Communist, Social Democrats and other parties who opposed him and his Nazis. When the opportunity came to overthrow the Weimar Republic, Hitler quickly acted on it. In 1923, Germany was in deep trouble. France and Belgium sent troops to occupy the Ruhr District, Germany's chief industrial region. This spurred revolts all throughout the nation and the state of Bavaria was in open conflict with the central government in Berlin. This had been the opportunity that Hitler had been waiting for. On November 8, 1923, Hitler proclaimed a Nazi revolution at a rally in a Munich beer hall. The next day, he attempted to seize the Bavarian government. This became known as the Beer Hall Putsch. Unfortunately for the Nazis, the state police intervened and stopped the storm troopers. Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison. It was during his stay in prison that he wrote his book “ Mein Kampf”. Here he stated his beliefs, his plans for Germany in the future including his ideas to conquer Europe. He also declared the superiority of Germans, the concept of the pure Aryan. He blamed the Jews for the evils of the world. He accused them of corrupting everything of ethical and national value.Hitler was freed about nine months after his trial. He left prison to find his Nazi party in shambles. The government had outlawed the group after the Beer Hall Putsch. He felt it was his duty to rebuild his party. In time he was able to convince the government to lift the ban on the Nazis, promising them that the party would act legally. Hitler won the support of influential men including town officials, industrialists and business people. To protect the party, he also established an elite party guard known as...
