One particular political party that the SA frequently assaulted was the [[Moscow]]-controlled German Communist Party, which contrary to contemporary telling of history had nothing to do with the latter party adhering to Socialism, but instead dealt with the latter party affiliation with [[Communist International]] instead of Germany. One inspiration for the SA brownshirts, in their use of terror to force their views on the masses came from the American [[Democratic party]]-run terror organization, the [[Ku Klux Klan]] during the post-Civil War period. Hitler used the SA unsuccessfully during the failed [[Beer Hall Putsch]] in Munich, 1923, which resulted in a temporary disarray. | One particular political party that the SA frequently assaulted was the [[Moscow]]-controlled German Communist Party, which contrary to contemporary telling of history had nothing to do with the latter party adhering to Socialism, but instead dealt with the latter party affiliation with [[Communist International]] instead of Germany. One inspiration for the SA brownshirts, in their use of terror to force their views on the masses came from the American [[Democratic party]]-run terror organization, the [[Ku Klux Klan]] during the post-Civil War period. Hitler used the SA unsuccessfully during the failed [[Beer Hall Putsch]] in Munich, 1923, which resulted in a temporary disarray. |