after the putsch, hitler was imprisoned for six months and the nazi party briefly banned. it was allowed to exist again in if it promised to only be democratic. the nazis agreed, but made it clear that if they took power in germany, they would turn germany into a dictatorship. the nazis believed in something called the führer principle, which means that they believe that all groups should be organised like armies, with absolute loyalty shown to the leader of the group. they wanted to apply this principle to germany. they disagreed with democracy, because they believed that it divided groups which made them weaker.