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League of Nations founded
The League of Nations wad founded on the 28th of April, 1919. it was an internatioanl government organisation which founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended WW1. Their goal was to gain and improve world peace. -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that the Allied forces (France, Britain and America) made Germany sign at the end of the war. The conditions of this treaty was that Germany had to give up parts of their land to other colonies, which lead Germany to lose ten percent of its population. -
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Signing of the Treaty Saint-Germain
German Austria signed the Treaty of Saint-Germain. The peace treaty with the Allies regulates the borders of Austria, forbids union with Germany and German Austria has to change its name to Austria. -
Adolf Hitler joins German workers party
Corporal Adolf Hitler made disguised himself as a civillian and attended a German workers party. He heard a speech about eliminating capitalism. Once the speech was over, Hitler wad about to leave until a man started to talk in favor of the South German nation with Austria.This enraged Hitler, he spoke out forcefully against the man right there infront of everyone, His ability to speak impressed the people and later on was invited to join. -
Prussian Prime Minister
Otto Von Bismarck was the Prussian Prime Minister and led a Social Democratic Coalition Party from 1920 to 1932. Otto was one of the Weimar politicians who offered to eliminate groups like the Nazis. Prussia achieved the greatest stability during Braun's years in office, making Prussia the bulwark of the Weimar Republic. -
The Beer Hall Putsch
The victorious European Allies of World War One (France and England), presented a bill to Germany demanding payment for damages caused in the war which Germany had started. The bill of around 33 billion dollars for war reparations had the immediate effect of causing ruinous inflation in Germany. -
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party
On the 29th of July in 1921, Adolf Hitler was elected the leader for the National Socialist Party, also known as Nazi.Hitler was an incredibly good speaker and he knew how to get all the people on his side. Everyone felt that he was a good leader and that he deserved to be their leader. -
Founding of Hitler Youth
The first Nazi youth organization (the Jugendbund der NSDAP) was founded in March, 1922. It was disbanded with Hitler‘s arrest following the failed Beer Hall Putsch in 1923. In 1926, the party’s growing group of younger members was officially named the Hitler Youth. -
The consolidation of facism
In October 1922, Mussolini's made his first moves on becoming Prime Minister. He aimed at securing himself power for an indefinite period. He persuaded the MP's to vote him full emergency powers for a year. -
Mussolini's election in parliament
Fascist methods of persuasian helped Mussolini push through parliament, a new electoral law gave two-thirds of the seats in the chamber to the party obtaining a quater of the votes in the country. This made fascist control of the civil service and police made victory certain for Mussolini. -
Mussolini announces for Italy
Mussolini felt strong enough to appear before parliament and announce that Italy wants peace, tranquillity, calm in which to work. A new fascist offensive was launched against opposition politicians and journalists. -
Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf'
Mein Kampf is like listening to Hitler speak about his early days in the Nazi Party, future plans for Germany, and ideas on politics and race. The original title Hitler chose was "Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice." His Nazi publisher knew better and shortened it to Mein Kampf, simply My Struggle, or My Battle in German. -
Germany joins the League of Nations
In 1926, Germany joined the League of Nations showing its move out of economic depression. Gustav Stresemann made the first speech by a German representative as Germany became a member. Germany’s admission was a victory for Stresemann and the Republic, and becoming once again a respected member of the world community. -
Kellog-Briand-Stresemann Pact
The Kellog-Briand-Stresemann Pact was negotiated in Paris by Frank Kellog (the American Secretary of State), August Briand (the French Foreign Minister), and Gustav Stresemann (the German Foreign Minister). The treaty declared that all the nations signing this pact committed themselves to renounce aggressive war and to settle their differences by peaceful means. All the leading world powers signed this agreement. -
The Young Plan
The Young Plan was an agreement between the Germans and the Americans, British, and French. The Young Plan lowered Germany’s reparations payments under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans who did not want to make any reparations payments at all opposed the Young Plan, and they put it on a ballot question. An alliance known as the Hartzburg Front was formed in an effort to defeat the Young Plan. -
Stock market on wall street crashes
The stock market crash was also known as Black Tuesday. it was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States when looked at by the full extent and duration of its fallout. The stock market crash was the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the 1930's. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.The great depression was due to high commodity prices, dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting in widespread poverty and unemployment. -
French troops withdraw from the Rhineland
The Treaty of Versailles made a condition that the Rhineland was to be occupied by the Allied forces until 1935. The Rhineland were left unoccupied in 30's when British troops left in the late 1929 and French troops left soon after in 1930. -
Mukden Incident and Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese used a false flag bombing in the Chinese region of Manchuria, it landed on a Japanese-owned railroad and blamed chinese dissidents for the attack. This lead to the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invading Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler runs for the German Presidential Elections
The German Presidential Elections were held and the two major candidates were Paul von Hindenburg and Adolf Hitler. Paul von Hindenburg at the age of 85 was reelected to serve another 7 year term, it was believed most people knew that if he was to die Hitler will take his place. -
Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler the Chancellor of Germany. Paul von Hindenburg helped make the Nazis and he wanted them to have a say. This sparked the begining of Nazi Germany. -
Reichstag Fire
On the 27th February 1933 an arson attack took place, the Reichstag building in Berlin was set fire. The fire was used as evidence by the Nazis that the Communists were plotting against the German government and the event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany. As a consequence there were mass communist arrests. With the biggest rivals, the communists gone, the Nazis now had full control and no competition. -
German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact
The German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact was an international treaty between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic signed on January 26, 1934. The agreement meant that Germany and Poland could not attack each other for ten years. -
Hitler becomes the Führer of Germany
Paul von Hindenburg died at 86 from lung cancer in his home in Prussia. After learning that Hindenburg was on his death bed, Hitler had the German cabinet pass a law that stated if the president dies the role of president and chancellor would be merged. 2 hours after the death of Hindenburg, Hitler becomes the 'Führer' meaning the leader. -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
The remilitarization of the Rhineland by the German Army took place on 7 March 1936 when German military forces entered the Rhineland. This was significant because it violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, marking the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region. -
Anschluss
The Anschluss also known as the Anschluss Österreichs was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. Germany wanted to Unite Austria and Germany because Hitler was an Austrian and there were 8 million German speakers in Austria, One of Hitlers main political aims was to gain more living space. It also meant that again they would be breaking the treaty of Versailles and Pushing Britain and France even more to their limits. -
Munich Agreement
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy signed the Munich Agreement. The agreement allows Germany to take over the Czechoslovak Sudetenland area in exchange for peace in an attempt to appease Hitler. -
Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht was against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians. German authorities looked on without intervening.The name Kristallnacht comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues had their windows smashed -
Germany invades Poland and WW2 begins
In response to Hitler's continued aggression in Eastern Europe, Britain and France warned Hitler that if he invades Poland they will go to war with Germany in an attempt to stop Hitler's bid for global hegemony. Hitler does not listen and bombards Poland. He quickly destroys the defence force and leaves Poland defenselss. Hitler takes over Poland and WW2 starts.
