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Hitler in the War
- he was apart of the German Army
- won an iron heart
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Hitler Span
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League of Nations/Treaty of Versailles
- damaged Germany
- treaty demanded that Germany become a democratic/political party system
- creates chaos; 29 different political parties all the parties had their own armies
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National Socialist German Workers Party
- Hitler sees a sign for a meeting of the National Socialist German Workers Party
- goes to the meeting
- joins the party
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Hitler in Charge
- becomes head of the Nazi Party
- does not agree with what the current government and the league of nations
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Beer Hall Putsch
- where the Nazis decide to try to overthrow the government
- not successful because they are too small and have no army
- gets thrown in jail and spends lots of time thinking and writing
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Hitler's Book is Published: Mein Kampf Cont...
His 3 Philosophy:
1. You have to have a strong nation - There is a superier coutry (which is germany), superior people (aryans), national myth, and a strong military (a sign of being a superior nation)
2. You must have a strong leader - without a single person who brings everyone together the country will go adrift and fall apart; democracy weakens the nation by allowing a weak person to be in power
3. Jewish people are naturally inferior - don't have their own country, no leader, no army -
Hitler's Book is Published: Mein Kampf
- all of hitler's pholosophy is written in thsi book
- had the people of Germany taken the book more seriously then a lot of problems would have been averted
- Mein Kampf means My Struggle
- found something that allowed them to blame the problems on the jews - it wasn't their fault
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Germany is added into the League of Nations
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Stock Market Crash
- the great depression beceoms world wide
- the poverty in Germany beceoms even worse
- during this time the Nazi party gains more seats in the Reichstag
- the become more popular
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Hitler Become Chancellor
Presdient Hindenburg appoints Hilter Chancellor of Germany -
The Reichstag is burnt down
- a communist was found inside
- said that he did it
- hitler convinced everyone that the communists are trying to take over using terroism
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Hilter passes the Enabling Act
- he can make his own laws
- ban other parties
- can be the leader alone for 4 years
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Jewish Discrimation Starts
The Nazis boycott Jewish owned stores
They would post guards outside the stores in order to show the cizitens who was boss -
Only 1 Party
The Nazi Party is proclamed the only party allowed to run in Germany -
Resignation
Germany Resigns from the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versialles -
Creation of the S.S
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Night of Long Knives or Operation Humingbird
The S.S and the Gestopo either killed or arrested anyone in politics that didn't agree with what he was doing or even at one point wasn't sure about what he was doing. -
President Hindenburg Dies
He was the last person who could make a change anything, and within days of Hindenburg dying Hitler named himself the Furher -
Germany Violates the League of Nations
Hilter introduces Miltary Conscription which is a direct violation of the Treaty of Versialles and the Hilter Youth was started -
Italy and Hilter agreement
They made a pact - the Rome-Berlin Axis - that Mussolini can extend south and Hilter can go North and East They could divide and conquer -
Hitler sends men to march into the Rhineland
- league didn't act, they said that it was ok because they were still in Germany
- Hitler's men took shovels so that they will build fortifications because he knows that a war is coming
- Hilter realizes that the League of Nations isn't going to do anything
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Comitern Pact
A pact between Hitler and Japan that they won't interfere with each other's goals of conquering
Japan wants Pacific Rim, any countries the touch the pacific
Hitler wants Europe -
Hitler invading Austria-Hungary
- did not start out as a miltary attack
- it was an agreement, Hitler helps the Nazi party of Austria grow
- does a little bit of a purge in the government of people that don't agree with Hitler
- Hitler then sends some of his army to help out the Nazi party of Austria
- League of Nations does nothing and he realizes that they will do nothing
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Hitler Invades Czecholovakia
- Hitler goes to the League of Nations and argues that they sepearted Germans from their families when creating Czecholovakia
- asked that if he could take over the Sudetenland and then he wouldn't do anything else
- League of Nations appease him and he promises
- a few days after going into Czecholovakia they invade the rest of Czecholovakia
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Non-agression Treaty
-Stolin and Hilter sign a Non-Agression Treaty that they won't attack each other
-they decide to split Poland in Half -
He attacks Poland
- 1/2 goes to Germany
- 1/2 goes to Russia
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War Declared
- Britan France Asutralia New Zealand
