Why did the Nazis have little political success before 1930?

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Why did the Nazis have little political success before 1930?

Between 1924 and 1929, after the Munich Putsch in 1923, the Nazis had very little political success. After the Putsch, when Hitler spent nine months in prison, he decided to try and fain power through the democratic system which was in place, before overthrowing this system. However, this new approach was not successful before the 1930's. There was no electoral breakthrough for the Nazi party, and they remained a small Bavarian party. For many years they were the smallest party in the Reichstag, having even less seats than the Communists.

One important factor in the Nazi's lack of success was the failure of the Munich Putsch. In the Munich Putsch, Hitler had attempted to take power and overthrow the government, first by bursting in on a meeting of the Bavarian government - surrounding the hall with his army, the SA, and announcing that he was taking over. However, this attempt was unsuccessful, and when he tried again the next day, by marching on Munich, he was met by armed policemen, who broke up the march and later arrested Hitler. The failed