Germany

Franz Ferdinand and His wife

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary amd his wife we assassinated in Sarajevo. Bosin, Herzegovina provoking World War 1

Germany and United Kingdom

Nov 9, 1918

Germany Declares war on Russia & France. United Kingdom declared war on Germany

War Ended

Nov 11, 1918

The Treaty of Versaillies ends World War 1 and rhineland was placed under allied accupation for 15 years

Weimar Republic

Jan 19, 1919

Nationally Assembly meets in Weimar to write a new German Constitution called Weimar Republic

Adof Hitler

Sep 1, 1919

Adof Hitler joins the German Worker's Party

Austria and Germany

Apr 10, 1938

Germany annexes Austria

Germany and Czechoslovika

Mar 16, 1939

Germany occupies Czechoslovika

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland Starting World War 2

Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

Germany, Axis Partners

Dec 11, 1941

Nazi Germany and its axis partners declare war on United States.

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Adof Hitler commites suicide and his wife Eve commited suicide with him. He killed himself because the Soviet Army had reached him in berlin and was closer to being captured

Germany Surrenders

May 7, 1945

Germany surrenders to the western allies

Germany Surrenders

May 7, 1945

Germany surrenders after being in war for 6 years with Europe

World War 2 is over.

May 8, 1945

World War 2 is over and Berlin is divided into 4 secttors: the American, British, French in the West, and the soviet in the East

Interzonepass.

Oct 29, 1948

A 30 day valid interzonenpass is required to travel between sectors in Germany

Allies Approve a Constutition

Aug 8, 1949

The allies approve a constitution for western Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) and east Germany adopts a communist - prepared constitution.