Weimar and Nazi Germany

  • Kaiser Wilhelm II Abdicated

    Weimar government Took his place as leaders of Germany
  • World war I ended

    The "War to End all wars" Had ended
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    Weimar Germany

  • First Election

    Germanie's first election as a democracy
  • The Spartacist revolt

    a communist strike led by Ros Luxemburg and Karl Libnecht.
    was wiped out by the freikorps
  • The Treaty Of Versailles

    The Germans had no say in what was to become of them and were forced to sign the treaty. They thought it was unfair
  • The Kapp Putch

    a Putch led by right wing Extremists in berlin
  • Hitler becomes leader of NSDAP

    Hitler became leader of the NSDAP (Nazi Party)
  • Streseman died

    germany lost a capable strong and successful leader
  • Occupation of the Ruhr

    Allied troops entered the Ruhr (the industrial capital of germany) to claim their reparations when the Germans failed to pay them
  • Munich Putch

    Hitler tries to overthrow the government in berlin but fails and is arrested.
  • Dawes Plan

    The Usa lent Germany some loans to help pay off the reparations
  • Hitler released from prison

    Hitler is released after serving only 8 months
  • Nuremburg Law

    The law that said Jews were not part of the german race and were not allowed citizenship
  • Germany Joins the league of nations

    Germany is finally allowed to join the league of nations
  • Nazi votes Declining

  • The Young Plan

    Reduced reparations that Germany had to pay and gave them a longer time period over which to pay them
  • Wallstreet Crash

    the stock market crashes and thegreat depression started
  • Nazi votes rising

    After the great depression people started to turn to extreme parties
  • fuhrer Over Germany

    Hitler flew to cities around Germany and campaigned for his popularity in the upcoming elections
  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor

    Hitler becomes chancellor under Hindenburgh with Papen as his Vice Chancellor
  • Reichstag fire

    Hitler blamed it on the Communists and arested over 1000 communists and put them in concentration camps. He was given the right to ban free speech.
  • The Enabling act

    Hitler was given full control over Germany By Hindenburgh
  • Trade Unions Banned

    Hitler banned Trade unions to give him full control of the economy which would make re armament easier
  • Banning of all poltical parties

    Hitler banned all other political parties and stated that the Nazy Party was the only party.
  • Night of the Long Knives

    A night where all the pollitical opponents of the Nazi Party and Hitler were Murdered or sent to concentration camps.
    Ernst Rohm and many other SA leaders were shot because they were rivals to Hitler.
  • Hindenburgh Dies

    Hindenburgh dies and Hitler is sworn in as the president and single ruler of Germany
  • Reich Concordat

    The church made a deal with the Nazis that it would stay out of pollitics