After failure of Munich Putsch ⇒ Hitler was certain that Nazi party could not achieve power by force. ⇒ would have to work with democratic system to achieve power But once in power they could destroy that system
As soon as he was released from prison ⇒ Hitler began rebuilding Nazi Party ⇒ planned to take power through democratic means ⇒ set out Nazi policies simply and clearly ⇒ basing them on his book Mein Kampf
Hitler also reestablished his control of the Nazi party
- created a new force ⇒ Protection squad (SS
- initially was a small force ⇒ that acted as Hitler’s bodyguards + was utterly loyal to him
- Under leadership of a Hitler loyalist ⇒ Heinrich Himmler ⇒ SS expanded.
- Hitler made it clear that he would not tolerate any rivals or disagreement
- Hitler was not secure as the supreme leader of Nazi party
- Hence he set about building up = support the Nazis among German People