Germany facing the worst of the depression due to reparations, hyperinflation, and most German soldiers losing their jobs due to size limitations of their army. Adolf Hitler used this hatred and anger of the Germans and redirected their anger towards the Jews. Hitler was an Austrian-born who served in the German army during World War I; he won several medals for his service. In 1919, Hitler joined the Workers' Party, which was later renamed the Nazi Party. In two years, the group grew from around forty men to more than three thousand. The goals of this party were to create a bigger and better Germany. They wanted to unite Germany again, end the Treaty of Versailles, and expel all undesirables so the Germans could have their jobs. To unify Germany, Hitler decided to start a revolution on October 30, 1923 and take over the Bavarian government at the head of two thousand men. This included two groups formed by the "Brownshirts" (SA), who were Hitler's army, and the SS who served as Hitler's personal bodyguards. The coup failed and Hitler was imprisoned for treason. After being pardoned more than four years earlier, Hitler published his book Mein Kampf, which destroyed his beliefs about anti-Semitism and the superiority of the Arian race. To help increase the number of supporters, Hitler asked Dr. Josef Goebbels to lead his propaganda campaign. Mainly propaganda