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<blockquote data-quote="Naofumi" data-source="post: 47418" data-attributes="member: 39">In September 1919, working for the government, he was assigned tofollow and report on a little-known group called the DeutscheArbeiterpartei, or German Workers&#039; Party (OAP). He ended up joining thegroup, and quickly assumed a leadership role. By early 1920, Hitler&#039;sspeeches were drawing hundreds or even thousands of people. On February24, he announced that the party would henceforth be known as the NationalSocialist German Workers&#039; Party, or NSDAP-&#039;Nazi,&#039; in the parlance ofits detractors. It is with this &quot;first great mass meeting&quot; that Hitler closesvolume one of his book.The new movement grew rapidly. Hitler formalized his leadership inJuly 1921. A series of stormy and occasionally violent public eventsoccurred in the following months. In November 1 922, ideologicalcompatriot Mussolini took power in Italy, which served to bolster bothNational Socialist efforts domestically and their international reputation.It was on November 21 that the New York Times printed its first majorarticle on Hitler: &quot;New Popular Idol Rises in Bavaria.&quot; Calling the Nazis&quot;violently anti-Semitic&quot; and &quot;reactionary&quot; but &quot;well disciplined,&quot; the NYTviewed them as &quot;potentially dangerous, though not for the immediatefuture.&quot; Indeed-it would not be for another 10 years that they wouldassume power in Germany.Soon thereafter, other events would favor the National Socialists. Francehad occupied the Ruhr valley in January 1923, claiming a violation ofVersailles; this was taken as a grave insult to German sovereignty. It wasalso at this time that the infamous German hyperinflation took hold, wipingout the savings of ordinary Germans and forcing them to haul aroundbushels of cash for even the smallest purchases. By the end of the year,Germany was in a full-blown financial crisis. This led Hitler and theNSDAP leadership to plan for a revolutionary take-over of Munich on 9November 1923.This attempted &#039;putsch,&#039; or coup, would fail. In a brief shoot-out, 16Nazis and four policemen were killed. Hitler and the other leaders werearrested within days, put on trial in February 1924, and sentenced to lightprison terms. In all, Hitler spent some 13 months in confinement, obtainingrelease in December of that year. It was during this time that he dictatedwhat would become volume one of his book.Hitler reportedly wanted to call his new book, &quot;Four and a Half Yearsof Struggle against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice.&quot; The publisher adroitlysuggested a shorter title: &quot;My Struggle,&quot; or Mein Kampf It would initiallybe published in July of 1925.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naofumi, post: 47418, member: 39"] In September 1919, working for the government, he was assigned to follow and report on a little-known group called the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, or German Workers' Party (OAP). He ended up joining the group, and quickly assumed a leadership role. By early 1920, Hitler's speeches were drawing hundreds or even thousands of people. On February 24, he announced that the party would henceforth be known as the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or NSDAP-'Nazi,' in the parlance of its detractors. It is with this "first great mass meeting" that Hitler closes volume one of his book. The new movement grew rapidly. Hitler formalized his leadership in July 1921. A series of stormy and occasionally violent public events occurred in the following months. In November 1 922, ideological compatriot Mussolini took power in Italy, which served to bolster both National Socialist efforts domestically and their international reputation. It was on November 21 that the New York Times printed its first major article on Hitler: "New Popular Idol Rises in Bavaria." Calling the Nazis "violently anti-Semitic" and "reactionary" but "well disciplined," the NYT viewed them as "potentially dangerous, though not for the immediate future." Indeed-it would not be for another 10 years that they would assume power in Germany. Soon thereafter, other events would favor the National Socialists. France had occupied the Ruhr valley in January 1923, claiming a violation of Versailles; this was taken as a grave insult to German sovereignty. It was also at this time that the infamous German hyperinflation took hold, wiping out the savings of ordinary Germans and forcing them to haul around bushels of cash for even the smallest purchases. By the end of the year, Germany was in a full-blown financial crisis. This led Hitler and the NSDAP leadership to plan for a revolutionary take-over of Munich on 9 November 1923. This attempted 'putsch,' or coup, would fail. In a brief shoot-out, 16 Nazis and four policemen were killed. Hitler and the other leaders were arrested within days, put on trial in February 1924, and sentenced to light prison terms. In all, Hitler spent some 13 months in confinement, obtaining release in December of that year. It was during this time that he dictated what would become volume one of his book. Hitler reportedly wanted to call his new book, "Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice." The publisher adroitly suggested a shorter title: "My Struggle," or Mein Kampf It would initially be published in July of 1925. [/QUOTE]

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