Rote ruhrarmee 1920

Germany Between the Wars 1919-1939

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    Between the Wars in Germany

  • Start of the Spartacist Uprising

    Start of the Spartacist Uprising

    SourceSpartacist (a group of radical socialists) uprising was a general strike that started in January 4th and lasted for 9 days. The end of this strike was the end of German Revolution.
  • Treaty of Versailles signed

    Treaty of Versailles signed

    SourceThis treaty was signed at the Paris Peace Conference to promote peace between the Allied Power and Germany.
  • The Great Depression Starts

    The Great Depression Starts

    SourceThe Wall Street crashed in late October, which led to a global depression. This crash hit Germany the most, mainly because according to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to make the war reparations payments. Germany suffered greatly without the help of US.

  • Hitler's Failure at the German Election

    SourceIt was Adolf Hitler's first election to run for. Even though over 6.4 million people voted for him, he still lost the election.
  • Adolf Hitler, the Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler, the Chancellor of Germany

    SourceOn this day, Adolf Hitler was appointed as the Chancellor of Germany. President Paul Von Hindenburg chose him to get rid of the threat of Kurt von Schleicher.
  • Fire on Reichstag

    Fire on Reichstag

    SourceThe fire was lit by a communist Marinus van der Lubbe. Hitler took a full advantage of this event by turning the citizens against the communist party. Millions of communists imprisoned and executed.
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    Massive Expansion of the German Rearmament

    SourceGermany violated the Treaty of Versailles, as soon as it was signed, by beginning their military rearmament. It was massively expanded after the rise of Hitler.
  • Summer Olympics Held in Berlin

    Summer Olympics Held in Berlin

    SourceNearly 4000 people from 49 different nations participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics. This event was officially opened by Adolf Hitler. He saw this as a great opportunity to expand his ideals of racism, strictly stated in the NSDAP newspaper that Jews and Black people are not allowed to participate at all.

  • Germany absorbs Austria

    SourceOn this day the Nazis crossed the Austrian border and was welcomed with enthusiasm from the German-Austrians, which surprised the Nazis and non-Nazis, as they thought most Austrians were against them. Hitler pressured the Austrian Chancellor to the point where he gave up and resigned.

  • Kristallnacht

    SourceKristallnacht was a series of deadly attacks, took place in Germany/Austria, against Jews. The Nazis destroyed all the Jewish owned stores and buildings. This was the start of Hitler's mass murder.