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The Treaty of Versailles is signed by the big four, (Britain, France, United Sates, Italy) it ends World War One and puts a heavy restaint on Germany's military and they were made to pay a large sum of money to France for reparations for death and damages.
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President Paul von Hindenburg declares Hitler chancellor, Hitler's first step towards dictatorship.
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Hitler combined the post of President and Chancellor and gave himself the name Fuhrer.
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Hitler ordered Hermann Goering to establish the Luftwaffe, a branch of the German airforce, to show he did not care about the Treaty of Versailles and to emphasizse his power,
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Nuremburg Laws defined German citizenship, and the relationships between Jews and Aryans were banned.
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Britain and France appease Hitler by signing the Munich Pact, which gives Hitler control of the Sudetenland.
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Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed, the event of the Halocaust and destruction of the Jewish population were followed.
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Hitler invades Poland using Blitzkrieg tactics. The Polish were quickly defeated and Poland was occupied. 16,000 Germans died and 66,000 Polish people died.
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In response to Hitler's aggression in parts of Europe, Britain and France go to war with Germany in an attempt to stop Hitler from dictating Eurpope.
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