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Germany loses WWI
This led to great economic, and patriotic chaos. The economy crashed and the value of the dollar was destroyed, people were angry, defeated, and looking for hope. This major devastation caused people to not believe in their government which led to the rise of nazis and the corrupt, violent actions. This paved the war for a second world war. -
Treaty of Verailles
The treaty was aimed at bullying and punsihing germany. The harsh words and consequences fueled the flames of german anger. When the treaty decided Germany was fully to blame it united German citizens in anger towards the opposing countries causing unity in deciding to re enter war. -
Hitler becomes Nazi leader
The Nazi party formed and decided to select Adolf Hitler as its leader. Hitler had been leading many reforms and angry movements agaisnt the goverment and became leader of the party that would soon dominate in polls and become the new governmental system of the nation. This lead to aggressive decisions made by the nazis to ignite the rest of the war. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler attempted to sabotage a meeting and convice people to join the nazi party. his plan failed but gave hope for a revolution and would eventually work the way he had planned. Without this event Germamy may have not been prepared for a revolution the way it did. -
Mein Kampf Published
Mein Kampf was written by Adolf Hitler while he was in prison for attempting to overthrow the government. This gave Hitler a platform and popularity amongst people, aiding in his election as dictator. If it were not for this book there is a great chance that Adolf would not have been elected and very possibly not have been a WWII -
Nazi elected as 2nd largest political party
Nazi party reccieves large amount of votes and becomes the 2nd largest politcal party in Germany. This gives them a voice, momentum, and hope for being the only pary and running the country. They would eventually intimidate their opposing parties and win full vote as top and only party. Nazis being in power led to many issues. clearly. -
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire may or may have not been planned by the nazi party. during this fire the nazi party was given almost unlimited rights and ability to make any decicions they want because they were in a state of emergency. The fire led to more freedoms and big moves that would give the nazi party more influence and lead to mass chaos between countries. -
Pact of Steel
Alliance formed between Italy and Germany. It happened with aim at the french and british, both Italy and Germany wanted war. This caused japan to be left out of the treaty, caused russia to become angry and formed a system of alliances. It was important to Germany because it stirred up wars that Germany would end up fighting in. -
Germany plan to Annex Austria
Germany decided they wanted to annex austria. They planned on doing this to give german citizens more land to farm so they could eat more. This caused russia to be very upset and sparked the war. -
Non aggression signed by germany and soviet union
GErmany and Russia agreed to a non aggression pact, stating that the two nations would not go to war. This allowed Germany to suprise russia and broke the trust between the two. -
Germany attacks poland
Germany suprise attacks on Poland. Quickly. This causes Great Brittain and France to delcare war. -
France, Great Brittain Declare war on GErmany
The French and British followed through with their agreement with poland, Declare war on Germany. This brought military opposition to the advances of the Germans. -
Russia invades Poland
Russian troops invade poland from east side. Germany and Russia divide poland amongst themselves, causing more hostility and German aggression. -
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German invasion of Denmark and Norway
German invasion of Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders immediatley, while Norway lasted only one month. This gave Germany a great positioning as well as more resources and land for the coming battles. -
German U boats sink Merchant ship
This was a major mistake for Germany. It brought the united states into the war and caused Germany to be hated by more nations. This caused turmoil in many nations and led to other countries joining in.
